No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 5, scene vii

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Exit

MACBETH exits.

Alarums. Enter MACDUFF

Trumpets and battle sounds. MACDUFF enters.

	MACDUFF
	That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face!
	If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine,
	My wife and children's ghosts will haunt me still.
	I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms
20	Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth,
	Or else my sword with an unbattered edge
	I sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be;
	By this great clatter, one of the greatest note
	Seems bruited. Let me find him, Fortune,
25	And more I beg not.

MACDUFF

The noise is coming from over there. Tyrant, show your face! If someone other than me kills you, the ghosts of my wife and children will haunt me forever. I can't be bothered to fight these lame soldiers who only fight for money. I'll either fight you, Macbeth, or else I'll put down my sword unused. You must be over there. By the great noise, it sounds like one of the highest-ranking men is being announced. I hope I find him! I ask for nothing more than that.

Exit. Alarums

MACDUFF exits. More battle noises.

Enter MALCOLM and SIWARD

MALCOLM and old SIWARD enter.

	SIWARD
	This way, my lord. The castle's gently rendered.
	The tyrant's people on both sides do fight,
	The noble thanes do bravely in the war,
	The day almost itself professes yours,
30	And little is to do.

SIWARD

Come this way, my lord. The castle has been surrendered without a fight. Macbeth's soldiers are fighting on both sides. Our noblemen are battling bravely. The victory is almost yours, and it seems like there's not much left to do.

	MALCOLM
	We have met with foes
	That strike beside us.

MALCOLM

Our enemies fight as if they're trying not to hurt us.

	SIWARD
	Enter, sir, the castle.

SIWARD

Sir, enter the castle.

Exeunt. Alarums

They exit. Battle noises continue.


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