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| Drum and Colours. Enter Menteth, Cathnes, Angus, | Drum and colours. Enter Menteth, Cathness, Angus, | colours (n.) colour-ensigns, standard-bearers | Mac V.ii.1.1 | |
| Lenox, Soldiers | Lennox, Soldiers | | Mac V.ii.1.2 | |
| Ment. | MENTETH | | | |
| The English powre is neere, led on by Malcolm, | The English power is near, led on by Malcolm, | power (n.)armed force, troops, host, army | Mac V.ii.1 | |
| His Vnkle Seyward, and the good Macduff. | His uncle Seyward and the good Macduff. | | Mac V.ii.2 | |
| Reuenges burne in them: for their deere causes | Revenges burn in them; for their dear causes | | Mac V.ii.3 | |
| Would to the bleeding, and the grim Alarme | Would to the bleeding and the grim alarm | bleeding (adj.)bloody, blood-soaked, bloodstained | Mac V.ii.4 | |
| | alarm, alarum, 'larm, 'larum (n.)call to arms, call to battle, signal to begin fighting | | |
| | alarm, alarum, 'larm, 'larum (n.)attack, assault | | |
| Excite the mortified man. | Excite the mortified man. | excite (v.)incite, stir up, move | Mac V.ii.5.1 | |
| | mortified (adj.)deadened, dead to feeling, numbed | | |
| Ang. | ANGUS | | | |
| Neere Byrnan wood | Near Birnan Wood | | Mac V.ii.5.2 | |
| Shall we well meet them, that way are they comming. | Shall we well meet them; that way are they coming. | | Mac V.ii.6 | |
| Cath. | CATHNESS | | | |
| Who knowes if Donalbane be with his brother? | Who knows if Donalbain be with his brother? | | Mac V.ii.7 | |
| Len. | LENNOX | | | |
| For certaine Sir, he is not: I haue a File | For certain, sir, he is not. I have a file | file (n.)register, list, roll | Mac V.ii.8 | |
| Of all the Gentry; there is Seywards Sonne, | Of all the gentry: there is Seyward's son | | Mac V.ii.9 | |
| And many vnruffe youths, that euen now | And many unrough youths that even now | unrough (adj.)beardless, unbearded | Mac V.ii.10 | |
| Protest their first of Manhood. | Protest their first of manhood. | protest (v.)make protestation, avow, affirm, proclaim | Mac V.ii.11.1 | |
| | first (n.)beginning, outset, start | | |
| Ment. | MENTETH | | | |
| What do's the Tyrant. | What does the tyrant? | | Mac V.ii.11.2 | |
| Cath. | CATHNESS | | | |
| Great Dunsinane he strongly Fortifies: | Great Dunsinane he strongly fortifies. | | Mac V.ii.12 | |
| Some say hee's mad: Others, that lesser hate him, | Some say he's mad. Others, that lesser hate him, | | Mac V.ii.13 | |
| Do call it valiant Fury, but for certaine | Do call it valiant fury; but for certain | | Mac V.ii.14 | |
| He cannot buckle his distemper'd cause | He cannot buckle his distempered cause | distempered (adj.)insane, deranged, lunatic | Mac V.ii.15 | |
| Within the belt of Rule. | Within the belt of rule. | rule (n.)proper discipline, good management | Mac V.ii.16.1 | |
| Ang. | ANGUS | | | |
| Now do's he feele | Now does he feel | | Mac V.ii.16.2 | |
| His secret Murthers sticking on his hands, | His secret murders sticking on his hands; | | Mac V.ii.17 | |
| Now minutely Reuolts vpbraid his Faith-breach: | Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach. | minutely (adj.)taking place minute by minute | Mac V.ii.18 | |
| | faith-breach (n.)breach of faith, treason, treachery | | |
| Those he commands, moue onely in command, | Those he commands move only in command, | | Mac V.ii.19 | |
| Nothing in loue: Now do's he feele his Title | Nothing in love. Now does he feel his title | | Mac V.ii.20 | |
| Hang loose about him, like a Giants Robe | Hang loose about him like a giant's robe | | Mac V.ii.21 | |
| Vpon a dwarfish Theefe. | Upon a dwarfish thief. | | Mac V.ii.22.1 | |
| Ment. | MENTETH | | | |
| Who then shall blame | Who then shall blame | | Mac V.ii.22.2 | |
| His pester'd Senses to recoyle, and start, | His pestered senses to recoil and start, | pestered (adj.)afflicted, troubled, plagued | Mac V.ii.23 | |
| | start (v.)jump, recoil, flinch | | |
| When all that is within him, do's condemne | When all that is within him does condemn | | Mac V.ii.24 | |
| It selfe, for being there. | Itself for being there? | | Mac V.ii.25.1 | |
| Cath. | CATHNESS | | | |
| Well, march we on, | Well, march we on | | Mac V.ii.25.2 | |
| To giue Obedience, where 'tis truly ow'd: | To give obedience where 'tis truly owed. | | Mac V.ii.26 | |
| Meet we the Med'cine of the sickly Weale, | Meet we the medicine of the sickly weal, | weal (n.)state, community, commonwealth | Mac V.ii.27 | |
| And with him poure we in our Countries purge, | And with him pour we in our country's purge | purge (n.)purging, cleansing, flushing out of evil | Mac V.ii.28 | |
| Each drop of vs. | Each drop of us. | | Mac V.ii.29.1 | |
| Lenox. | LENNOX | | | |
| Or so much as it needes, | Or so much as it needs | | Mac V.ii.29.2 | |
| To dew the Soueraigne Flower, and drowne the Weeds: | To dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds. | dew (v.)bedew, moisten, water | Mac V.ii.30 | |
| Make we our March towards Birnan. | Make we our march towards Birnan. | | Mac V.ii.31 | |
| Exeunt marching. | Exeunt, marching | | Mac V.ii.31 | |