Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is claiming that he does not care about the rebels who are on their way to try to dethrone him. A new stage direction has been added to describe Macbeth’s actions after his entrance.Enter MACBETH, Doctor, and Attendants. MACBETH paces back and forth across the room.Macbeth. Bring me no more reports; let them fly all:Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane,I cannot taint with fear. What’s the boy Malcolm?Was he not born of woman? The spirits that knowAll mortal consequences have pronounced me thus:‘Fear not, Macbeth; no man that’s born of womanShall e’er have power upon thee.’ Then fly, false thanes,And mingle with the English epicures:The mind I sway by and the heart I bearShall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.
Macbeth says, “Bring me no more reports” and insists that he cannot be afraid because the prophecies protect him. But the added stage direction shows him pacing back and forth, a restless action that suggests agitation rather than calm confidence. This creates a frazzled mood, not a comforting tone or hopeful emotion.
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