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An ambitious general murders the King of Scotland and takes the throne for himself—and then he must deal with the consequences.

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Act V

Servant
There is ten thousand⁠—
Macbeth
Geese, villain?
Servant
Soldiers, sir.
Macbeth
Go prick thy face, and over-red thy fear,
Thou lily-liver’d boy. What soldiers, patch?
Death of thy soul! those linen cheeks of thine
Are counsellors to fear. What soldiers, whey-face?
Servant
The English force, so please you.
Macbeth
Take thy face hence. Seyton!⁠—I am sick at heart,
When I behold⁠—Seyton, I say!⁠—This push
Will cheer me ever, or disseat me now.
I have lived long enough: my way of life
Is fall’n into the sear, the yellow leaf;
And that which should accompany old age,
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have; but, in their stead,
Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath,
Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Seyton!
Exit Servant .
Seyton
What is your gracious pleasure?
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