Original Text
*The same. A Plain before the Castle.*
*Enter, with drum and colours, Malcolm, old Siward, Macduff and their Army, with boughs.*
MALCOLM.
Now near enough. Your leafy screens throw down,
And show like those you are.—You, worthy uncle,
Shall with my cousin, your right noble son,
Lead our first battle: worthy Macduff and we
Shall take upon's what else remains to do,
According to our order.
SIWARD.
Fare you well.—
Do we but find the tyrant's power tonight,
Let us be beaten, if we cannot fight.
MACDUFF.
Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath,
Those clamorous harbingers of blood and death.
*[Exeunt.]*
Modern English
*The same. An open plain before the castle.*
*Enter Malcolm, old Siward, Macduff, and their army, carrying branches, with drum and battle flags.*
MALCOLM.
Close enough now. Throw down your leafy disguises
and show yourselves for who you are.
You, good uncle, and your noble son, my cousin,
will lead the first assault.
Worthy Macduff and I
will handle whatever remains, according to our plan.
SIWARD.
Godspeed. —
As long as we find the tyrant's forces tonight,
we deserve to lose if we can't fight them.
MACDUFF.
Let all the trumpets sound at once — give them voice,
those loud heralds of blood and death.
*[Exeunt.]*
