What's more to do.

Whom we invite to see us crown'd at Scone.

To kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet. I would the friends we miss were safe arrived. Macbeth has no wish to fight him, and admits to having avoided Macduff so far, having killed too many of his family already. Themes and Colors Key LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Macbeth, which you can use to … Another part of the field. 1. the Roman fool. Macbeth taunts Macduff but Macduff just wants to fight. In the unshrinking station where he fought, Ay, and brought off the field: your cause of sorrow, Must not be measured by his worth, for then. MACDUFF Turn, hell-hound, turn! In the unshrinking station where he fought, Ay, and brought off the field: your cause of sorrow, Must not be measured by his worth, for then. And to be baited with the rabble's curse. I'll not fight with thee. And live to be the show and gaze o' the time: We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are. That keep the word of promise to our ear. Modern Text: I’m not going to surrender and have to kiss the ground in front of Malcolm, or be taunted by the common people. _____ There is no scene division here in the old text and there is really no need for one. In such an honour named. And be these juggling fiends no more believ’d. To kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet. Please consider making a small donation to help keep this site free. I’ll not fight with thee. (Macbeth; Macduff) Macbeth dismisses suicide as an option, just as Macduff finally finds him. I throw my warlike shield.

I would the friends we miss were safe arrived. Lay on, Macduff, And damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough!'.

Some must go off: and yet, by these I see. As Malcolm and Siward enter the castle, Macbeth reappears on the field before the walls. Macduff has no patience for words, and they fight. Accursed be that tongue that tells me so. And break it to our hope.

I’ll put up my shield and battle The usurper's cursed head: the time is free: I see thee compass'd with thy kingdom's pearl, We shall not spend a large expense of time. And live to be the show and gaze o’ th’ time! Macbeth is suddenly full of fear, and curses the witches; he tries to avoid fighting any more with Macduff, but the latter calls him a coward, offering him the chance to surrender and be paraded around the country in a cage. Flourish. That calls upon us, by the grace of Grace. They say he parted well, and paid his score: And so, God be with him! Hail, king! We will perform in measure, time and place: So, thanks to all at once and to each one. I'll not fight with thee. And break it to our hope. whiles I see lives, the gashes Do better upon them. Enter MACBETH MACBETH Why should I play the Roman fool, and die On mine own sword? Before we reckon with your several loves. whiles I see lives, the gashes, But get thee back; my soul is too much charged, My voice is in my sword: thou bloodier villain. I bear a charmed life, which must not yield, And let the angel whom thou still hast serv’d, Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb. That keep the word of promise to our ear. Enter fighting, and Macbeth slain. My thanes and kinsmen, Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland. Summary: Act 5, scene 3 Macbeth strides into the hall of Dunsinane with the doctor and his attendants, boasting proudly that he has nothing to fear from the English army or from Malcolm, since “none of woman born” can harm him (4.1.96) and since he will rule securely “[t]ill Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane” (5.3.2). So great a day as this is cheaply bought. With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed: I bear a charmed life, which must not yield, And let the angel whom thou still hast served, Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb. That fled the snares of watchful tyranny; Of this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen, Who, as 'tis thought, by self and violent hands, Took off her life; this, and what needful else. And live to be the show and gaze o' the time: We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are.

for so thou art: behold, where stands. Even though Birnam Wood really did come to Dunsinane, and I’m fighting a man not of woman born, I’ll fight to the end. And thou opposed, being of no woman born. Before we reckon with your several loves. Retreat. Hail, king! Understand every line of Macbeth. Accursed be that tongue that tells me so. With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed: I bear a charmed life, which must not yield, And let the angel whom thou still hast served, Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb. Here comes newer comfort. SCENE VIII. Whiles I see lives, the gashes, But get thee back, my soul is too much charg’d, My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain. I throw my warlike shield. for so thou art: behold, where stands. That calls upon us, by the grace of Grace. And break it to our hope. They say he parted well, and paid his score: And so, God be with him! Which would be planted newly with the time, As calling home our exiled friends abroad. Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt: The which no sooner had his prowess confirm'd. Lay on, Macduff, And damn’d be him that first cries, “Hold, enough!”. Explanatory Notes for Act 5, Scene 8 From Macbeth. Whom we invite to see us crown'd at Scone. So great a day as this is cheaply bought. Macbeth dismisses suicide as an option, just as Macduff finally finds him.

Lay on, Macduff, And damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough!'. To kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet. Macduff carries off Macbeth’s body. With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed.

whiles I see lives, the gashes, But get thee back; my soul is too much charged, My voice is in my sword: thou bloodier villain. We’ll have thee, as our rarer monsters are. Enter, with drum and colours, MALCOLM, SIWARD, ROSS, the other Thanes, and Soldiers, Why should I play the Roman fool, and die, On mine own sword? Ed. And to be baited with the rabble's curse. Here comes newer comfort. My thanes and kinsmen, Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland. Shakespeare's Reputation in Elizabethan England, King James I and Shakespeare's Sources for, Contemporary References to King James I in, The Royal Patent that Changed Shakespeare's Life, Soliloquy Analysis: If it were done when 'tis done (1.7.1-29), Soliloquy Analysis: Is this a dagger (2.1.33-61), Soliloquy Analysis: To be thus is nothing (3.1.47-71), Soliloquy Analysis: She should have died hereafter (5.5.17-28), Explanatory Notes for the Witches' Chants (4.1), Explanatory Notes for Lady Macbeth's Soliloquy (1.5), The Psychoanalysis of Lady Macbeth (Sleepwalking Scene), The Effect of Lady Macbeth's Death on Macbeth, Temptation, Sin, Retribution: Lecture Notes on, Why should I play the Roman fool, and die, On mine own sword? (39 lines), Why should I play the Roman fool, and die, On mine own sword? What's more to do. Act 5, scene 9. Macduff has no patience for words, and they fight. Thomas Marc Parrott. Read our modern English translation of this scene. And to be baited with the rabble’s curse. Macduff defeats Macbeth. And be these juggling fiends no more believed.

And make us even with you.

Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt: The which no sooner had his prowess confirm'd. Macbeth has no wish to fight him, and admits to having avoided Macduff so far, having killed too many of his family already. Accursed be that tongue that tells me so. The usurper's cursed head: the time is free: I see thee compass'd with thy kingdom's pearl, We shall not spend a large expense of time. Act 5 Scene 8 – Key Scene . In this scene, Macduff confronts Macbeth inside the castle. Macduff kills Macbeth. Macbeth: Act 5, scene 8 Summary & Analysis New! Another part of the field. That keep the word of promise to our ear. Which would be planted newly with the time, As calling home our exiled friends abroad. That fled the snares of watchful tyranny; Of this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen, Who, as 'tis thought, by self and violent hands, Took off her life; this, and what needful else. I throw my warlike shield. And thou opposed, being of no woman born. And be these juggling fiends no more believed. Next. Macbeth claims that he cannot be defeated because of the witches’ prophecy but Macduff then reveals that he was born by Caesarean birth. New York: American Book Co. (Line numbers have been altered.) Scene 8. Macbeth regains his courage, and though all the prophecies that announce his time is up have been fulfilled, he chooses to try to escape all the same, and the two begin fighting again. In such an honour named. And thou oppos’d, being of no woman born. We will perform in measure, time and place: So, thanks to all at once and to each one.

When Macbeth taunts him with the prophecy about how he cannot be killed, Macduff strikes right back, revealing that he was not born of woman, but ripped from his mother in a Caesarian section.

And make us even with you. Enter MACDUFF. Some must go off: and yet, by these I see.