NARRATOR: In the castle Macbeth is put into his armour… FX: Clink of armour. MACBETH: You - tell my lady I am about to leave for battle. BODYGUARD: Yes, my lord. MACBETH: Are the flags flying?

They swear vengeance on Macbeth for his crimes. A young noble called Siward identifies a nearby forest as Birnam Wood and Malcolm commands the soldiers to disguise themselves with branches so that ...

In another letter voicing his displeasure, Tolkien specifically criticized Shakespeare's exposition of Birnam Wood's arrival at Dunsinane Hill in the 1606 tragedy Macbeth. Tolkien felt the ...