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Beckmann's speech on the battlements

posted 10 years ago by Bilwick1
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In the final assault, Beckmann stands up on the castle battlements and shouts something amid the flames and the carnage. It sounded like poetry, perhaps Shakespearean, but I can never quiet make out the orders. Anyone know what he's saying?

[–] OIF-Retread 10 years ago

You're correct.

"Hang out our banners on the outward walls.
The cry is still 'They come!' Our castle’s strength
Will laugh a siege to scorn."

William Shakespeare
MacBeth, act 5, scene 5

[–] Bilwick1 9 years ago

Belated thanks.