Macduff In Macbeth

Many people who have read William Shakespeare’s Macbeth know that Macbeth is the tragic hero in the play, but there another character stands out as a much greater protagonist. Macbeth is the type of character who turned from a loyal warrior to the king into a violent, tyrannical, and conflicted person as he progressively commits crimes inside the kingdom without anyone’s notice, except for one person, who is Macduff. Macduff doesn’t have any flaws and remains sinless and heroic throughout the play. As Macbeth progressively gains power and prestige in exchange for the lives of his king, his friends, and his countrymen, Macduff meanwhile goes through great personal loss in his attempts to stop Macbeth’s tyrannical ruling and to restore justice and freedom to Scotland. It is ironic how Macduff acts so much more nobly than his king. Throughout the tragic events that have occurred in the play, Macduff serves as a heroic figure through his demonstrations of intelligence, loyalty, and righteousness.

Lincoln Ort Mrs. Seifert English 10 9 April 2024 Emotions of Macduff The play Macbeth by Shakespeare is a play about a thane, named Macbeth, who meets some witches who tell him his future. He then goes on to take it into his own hands. One of the main characters in the play is Macduff. Throughout the story, Macduff shows the emotions of resentment, doubtfulness, and bitterness.

Macbeth is a play about how a brave warrior meets two witches and they try to convince him to kill the king and dethrone Duncan. The witches convince Macbeth to kill the king. He starts to lose his mind and starts doing things he shouldn’t. Macduff finally snaps and ends Macbeth's reign of terror. Mcduff used many emotions during the play Macbeth but his anger, dedication, and revenge were his most used emotions.

Character analysis “Blow all the trumpets. They loudly announce the news of blood and death” Macduff Act 5, Scene 6 page1. Macbeth is a play that was formed by the famous renaissance writer William shakespeare. The story has quite the number of characters that are interesting. One of them know as Macduff the son of a King Duncan and the brother of Malcolm.

As Macbeth rises in power, Macduff’s role in the play becomes more prominent. Macbeths first major villainous deed was killing Duncan. In the next scene after the murder, Macduff is introduced to the audience. In the following quote Macduff has a conversation with Macbeth and his only concern is going to see the king:

In the original innocence of Macbeth the thought of murdering a family would be unthinkable, but the truly evil person he becomes commits the act with happiness know that there will be less to threaten his reign as king.

Macduff is the thane of fife, the foil to Macbeth, and the greatest patriot of Scotland during the play. He first appears in act one scene six, the King Duncan and the nobleman come to Macbeths castle. Macduff’s fellow noblemen marvel about the greatness of Macbeth’s castle, though Macduff stays silent throughout the scene. This is generally how Macduff acts; only speaking when spoken to, and not making unnecessary conversation. In act two scene three Macduff and Lennox come to wake the king and he is the one to make the discovery that the king has been murdered. He exclaims to Macbeth and Banquo what has happened, saying that the King is the Lord’s appointed temple. This is common in the time period

Macduff's ambition in this play was to be loyal to his country by taking out Macbeth. Too much of his time is spent plotting against Macbeth, which throws off Macduff’s values. He abandons his family and left for England to find Malcolm so he could wage war against Macbeth. Later, Macbeth hears that the recent absence of Macduff at the banquet and at Duncan’s funeral was because he had fled to England, to find Malcolm. So Macbeth reacts to this by sending murderers to kill Macduff's family. Once Macduff finds out that his family is dead, he starts to exhibit some emotion. At this time he is about to wage war on Macbeth with Malcolm; Malcolm say's to Macduff "Dispute it like a man"(4.3.259). Macduff then replies,

Before Macbeth meets with Macduff, he thinks of ways to handle Macduff so he would no longer be a problem. Macduff was considered to be a problem because he left the kingdom in order to assist an opposing force. Macbeth states “Then live, Macduff: what need I fear of thee? But yet I’ll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate.” (Act IV scn i, ln 82-84) He wants to make sure Macduff will not be a problem; he wants to keep Macduff out of his way. In this scene Macbeth is attempting to discover ways to inforce his superiority through the phrase “The castle of Macduff I will surprise; seize upon Fife; give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword his wife, his babies, and all unfortunate souls.” (Act IV scn i, ln 150-152) He hired men to kill Macduff’s family, so he will be depressed and will grieve; he wants to keep Macduff out of the way of him still being King. The main reason he did this, however, was to exert his leadership over Macduff and send a message. This paragraph explains how Macbeth was disloyal to Macduff and how he did anything to keep Macduff out of his way, but things did not turn out as he

On page 121, Macbeth declares he will kill everyone in Macduff’s household by saying, “The castle of Macduff I will surprise,/Seize upon Fife, give to th’edge o’th’ sword/His wife, his babies, and all unfortunate souls/That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool;/This deed I'll do before this purpose cool./But no more sights!- Where are these gentlemen?/Come, bring me where they are.” (4.1.150-156) In this quote, Macbeth is telling the reader/audience he is going to send someone to kill Macduff’s household in order to bring him back to Scotland. Macbeth has no hesitation about committing this murder, unlike the other two. He is doing this so he won’t seem weak and so he’ll have a better chance at remaining in power.

Macduff's only ambition is to kill Macbeth, the man who has murdered his wife and children. He has no interest in personal gain and is the first character in the play to understand that Fortune rules you, you don't rule Fortune. This is a certain indicator that he'll be the one to take down the tyrant, who is always challenging

After this Macbeth kills Macduff whole family and servants to send Macduff a message for being disloyal and he thinks that Macduff suspects him of something as well. This is shown when Macbeth says “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to th' edge o' th' sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his

Macduff’s character is used as an effective foil for Macbeth in the play. The foil serves to show the parallels between these two characters.

More people start to become treats along with becoming suspicious to Macbeth. In order to make sure that he stays in power without letting anyone know about his previous scandals Macbeth hires people to do it for him. Macduff finds out that his family was murdered and wants to kill Macbeth before he destroys the kingdom. At the end of the story. Macduff battles Macbeth saying “I have no words,My voice is in my sword. Thou bloodier villain,Than terms can give thee out! (Act 5 Scene 8) meaning that Macduff is full of rage and wants Macbeth dead. As the battle continues, Macbeth is defeated knowing that he couldn't be killed from anyone born from a

Macduff is the Thane of Fife and someone that Macbeth is very determined to have on his side. When he does not attend the banquet, Macbeth begins to suspect that Macduff knows that he killed Duncan and that Macduff is planning to overthrow him. Macbeth, however, does not kill him right away because he has fears but no true confirmation. To try and get one, he decides to find the witches the next morning and find out “[b]y the worst means, the worst” because his safety is now the most important thing (3.4.135). When Macbeth finally finds the witches, he demands that they tell him if he has the right to fear Macduff and what else the future has in store for him. The witches at that moment summon three apparitions. The first tells him his exact fear, that he ought to “[b]eware the Thane of Fife”, convincing Macbeth that he should kill him (4.1.72). The next two apparitions, however, tell him that he cannot be killed by a man born of a woman and that he should only fear when the great Birnam woods come to Dunsinane (4.1.79-81, 92-94). Both of these things appear to be impossible, so even though he has the right to be cautious around Macduff, there is no reason as to why he needs to kill him. Macbeth, despite all of this, decides to kill Macduff anyway and “make assurance double sure” (4.1.83). Macbeth is so focused on his position that he will not spare the life of a man that