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“ I have lived long enough , ” he said to himself . “ My life is falling like a dry , yellow leaf in autumn . An old man should have honour , love and friends . But I can’t hope for them . Instead I have curses , not loud but deep , and people say kind words to me only with their lips . ” He called his officer , Seyton , and ordered him to bring his armour . Then he turned to the doctor . “ How is your patient , doctor ? ” “ She is not so sick , my lord , ” said the doctor . “ But she is troubled by strange thoughts that keep her from her rest . ” “ Cure her of that , ” said Macbeth . “ Can’t you help a sick mind , and pull a sorrow out of the memory ? ” But the doctor said that the patient must help herself . “ Then throw your medicine to the dogs , ” said Macbeth . “ I will not be afraid of death until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane . ” XI . Birnam Wood The army of Malcolm and Macduff had reached Birnam Wood . The English soldiers and the Scottish lords stood together among the trees . “ Let every soldier cut down a branch and carry it in front of him , ” said Malcolm . “ Then Macbeth’s spies will not be able to count us , and they will make mistakes in their reports . ” So every soldier cut a branch from a tree , and the army marched towards Dunsinane , hidden behind the green leaves . In the castle , Macbeth was giving orders . “ Hang our flags on the outside walls ! ” he said . “ Our castle is strong , and it will laugh at them . They can stay outside until hunger and fever eat them up . ” Suddenly there was a cry of women somewhere in the castle , and Seyton went to see . “ I have almost forgotten the taste of fear , ” said Macbeth . “ Once , a cry in the night made my blood go cold . But I have seen too many horrors , and nothing frightens me now . ” Seyton came back . “ The queen , my lord , is dead , ” he said . For a long time Macbeth did not speak . Then he said slowly , “ She should have died later , when there was time for such news . Tomorrow , and tomorrow , and tomorrow . ” He meant that the days go on and on , slowly , one after another , until the end of time . “ Every yesterday has only shown fools the way to dusty death , ” he said . “ Out , out , short candle ! Life is only a walking shadow . It is like a poor actor who shouts and moves about on the stage for his hour , and then nobody hears him any more . Life is a story told by an idiot . It is full of noise and anger , and it means nothing . ” A messenger ran in . “ My lord , I was standing guard on the hill , ” he said . “ I looked towards Birnam , and suddenly the wood seemed to move . ” “ Liar and slave ! ” cried Macbeth . “ Punish me if it isn’t true , ” said the messenger . “ You can see it coming , three miles from here . It is a moving forest . ” Macbeth turned away and spoke to himself . “ Now I begin to doubt the devil’s words , because they sound true , but they have two meanings . ‘ Don’t be afraid until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane . ’ And now a wood is coming towards Dunsinane ! I can’t run away , and I can’t stay here . I am getting tired of the sun . Ring the alarm bell ! At least we will die with our armour on our backs . ”
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