Malcolm. what will you do? let's not consort with them. to show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy. i'll to england. donalbain. to ireland, i. our separated fortune shall keep us both the safer. where we are, there's daggers in men's smiles. the near in blood, the nearer bloody. malcolm. this murderous shaft that's shot hath not yet lighted, and our safest way is to avoid the aim. therefore, to horse, and let us not be dainty of leave-taking, but shift away. there's warrant in that theft which steals itself when there's no mercy left. william shakespeare, macbeth, act ii, scene iii what reason do malcolm and donalbain have for fleeing scotland? a. they feel guilty about not having been able to stop duncan's murder. b. they have killed their father and do not want to get caught. c. they are afraid they will be murdered by someone close to them. d. they are overcome with grief at their father's death.