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Macbeth · Act V · Scene III

Macbeth Calls for His Armor

Scene summary

In Dunsinane, Macbeth scorns the desertion of the thanes, trusting the promise about Birnam, and humiliates the Servant who brings news of the English army. He asks Seyton for his armor and demands from the Doctor a cure for the queen. The Doctor replies that the patient must find her own remedy.

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