SCENE II. THE COUNTRY NEAR DUNSINANE.
Drum and colours. Enter MENTEITH, CAITHNESS, ANGUS, LENNOX, and Soldiers
MENTEITH
The English power is near, led on by Malcolm, His uncle Siward and the good Macduff: Revenges burn in them; for their dear causes Would to the bleeding and the grim alarm Excite the morti๏ฌed man.
ANGUS
Near Birnam wood Shall we well meet them; that way are they coming.
CAITHNESS
Who knows if Donalbain be with his brother?
LENNOX
For certain, sir, he is not: I have a ๏ฌle Of all the gentry: there is Siward's son,
And many unrough youths that even now Protest their ๏ฌrst of manhood.
MENTEITH
What does the tyrant?
CAITHNESS
Great Dunsinane he strongly forti๏ฌes: Some say he's mad; others that lesser hate him Do call it valiant fury: but, for certain,
He cannot buckle his distemper'd cause Within the belt of rule.
ANGUS
Now does he feel His secret murders sticking on his hands; Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach; Those he commands move only in command, Nothing in love: now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe Upon a dwar๏ฌsh thief.
MENTEITH
Who then shall blame His pester'd senses to recoil and start, When all that is within him does condemn Itself for being there?
CAITHNESS
Well, march we on, To give obedience where 'tis truly owed: Meet we the medicine of the sickly weal, And with him pour we in our country's purge Each drop of us.
LENNOX
Or so much as it needs, To dew the sovereign ๏ฌower and drown the weeds.
Make we our march towards Birnam.
Exeunt, marching
