Scene II. The country near Dunsinane.
Drumandcolours.EnterMenteith,Caithness,Angus,Lennox,andSoldiers
MenteithTheEnglishpowerisnear,ledonbyMalcolm,
HisuncleSiwardandthegoodMacduff:
Revengesburninthem;fortheirdearcauses
Wouldtothebleedingandthegrimalarm
Excitethemortifiedman.
AngusNearBirnamwood
Shallwewellmeetthem;thatwayaretheycoming.
CaithnessWhoknowsifDonalbainbewithhisbrother?
LennoxForcertain,sir,heisnot:Ihaveafile
Ofallthegentry:thereisSiward’sson,
Andmanyunroughyouthsthatevennow
Protesttheirfirstofmanhood.
MenteithWhatdoesthetyrant?
CaithnessGreatDunsinanehestronglyfortifies:
Somesayhe’smad;othersthatlesserhatehim
Docallitvaliantfury:but,forcertain,
Hecannotbucklehisdistemper’dcause
Withinthebeltofrule.
AngusNowdoeshefeel
Hissecretmurdersstickingonhishands;
Nowminutelyrevoltsupbraidhisfaith-breach;
Thosehecommandsmoveonlyincommand,
Nothinginlove:nowdoeshefeelhistitle
Hanglooseabouthim,likeagiant’srobe
Uponadwarfishthief