Assuming you mean Act 3 Scene 6, here Lenox and the Lord
discuss the ill happenings in Scotland under Macbeth's rule. It is the Lord
specifically who says:
"We may again give to our tables meat, sleep to
our nights, free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives, do faithful homage, and
receive free honours, all which we pine for now."
(III.vi.34-37)
The Lord
suggests that under Macbeth's rule, people are now starving because money has been used
by the King for other purposes. He also says that people may not rest easy at night for
fear that some harm will come to them as ordered by the King. The Lord says that there
are people hired by Macbeth to walk among them as spies and either report information or
kill those whom they once considered friends. The Lord says finally that no one really
remains in the good favor of the King, and they hope for the day when they might again
receive the graces of the King. All of these are results of the negative impact that
Macbeth's leadership has had on Scotland.
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