Relationship Between Macbeth And Lady Macduff

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

Although Lady Macduff only appears onstage for a very brief period in the play, her role is very significant. Often times, a person begins to believe that the way that a main character behaves is the norm and is proper. One begins to feel that way in Macbeth, but

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

From there the plot only twists and thickens. When Macbeth sends for macduffs wife, son, and entire household to be murdered the two characters are set up to rival. Macduff cannot let such a tragits rest, he has a reaon for revenge against Macbeth. Macdugff traves to see Malcom the sno of duncan to get him to come reclaim the throne from Macbeth. Malcom then tests macduff is really loyal to his country tells macduff to”dispute it like a man” Macduff responds and says he will get revenge on what has been done to his family.

When Lady macduff hears that her husband is leaving she is very disappointing and states that the whole world is evil. Macbeth

She thinks that he had left them because he was frightened and that he doesn’t care about his family. After Ross leaves, she says to her son that his father had died. He does not believe her, for if he was really dead, she would be weeping for him. If she wasn’t, he would know that he would quickly have a new father. It’s not that Macduff doesn’t care about his family, but he went off to England to recruit help from Malcolm to help save the country from the tyrant Macbeth. He knows that he shouldn’t have left his family so unprotected, but he had to leave as soon as possible so to end the suffering of the people under Macbeth’s rule. One significant example, (that isn’t in this scene) where Macduff shows his love and sympathy for his family, is when he starts to weep after Ross tells him the bad news about their murder. Therefore, he did actually really care about his family, but for that moment, he cared more about his

“I was to believe and now I accept my defeat, this was bound to happen Macduff hasn’t come from his mother he was cut open, and then he is truly the one to defeat me.” This quote explains when Macbeth is in the war, and MacDuff is looking

This quote is meant to foreshadow the madness MacDuff developed in his hunt for Macbeth. In this quote Lady MacDuff meant that her husband’s infatuation and determination to beat MacBeth would be the death of them. Lady Macduff meant that her husband’s will to find him is leaving herself and her children completely vulnerable to the attacks of MacBeth.

However, traitorous Macduff was planning to attack Scotland with English forces long before the death of his wife and the hero Macbeth killed lady Macduff as a warning, to stop any more bloodshed between countries. Furthermore, Macduff left his family behind, a truly selfish act, where heroic and companionate Macbeth stood beside his wife during the final moments of her life. Your honour I would like to say that if you find Macbeth guilty than you must think Macduff is guilty as

Macbeth has finally reached the peak of insanity. However, MacDuff gets final revenge in the end when he kills Macbeth. Macduff is a nobleman who is determined to overthrow Macbeth from the throne and place Malcom as the rightful heir. In Act IV, Macbeth sends his henchmen to Macduff's estate to murder Macduff and his entire family.

This dialogue takes place in Act V, Scene 8 of Macbeth. Macduff finds Macbeth and is prepared to kill him, in order to seek justice for his family. In the beginning of this scene, Macbeth is overcome with confidence, which he gained from the witches prophecy that, “no man born of woman” can harm him. There is a fault in the prophecy, which shakes Macbeth up and he is forced to fight for his life and honor after Macduff threatens to put him on display in a freak show. Macduff shows great loyalty to his family in this scene, where he believes that if he, himself, does not kill Macbeth, his dead family will haunt him and he will be swallowed by guilt for the rest of his life.

In this act, Macduff flees to England by himself leaving his family behind to avoid being slaughtered by Macbeth after everyone suspects that Macbeth is the one who killed the King. Macduff was gone to England for a long time that led Lady Macduff to consider that her son is fatherless. Her son, in reality, has a father, but since Macduff is not with his family physically and does not care enough for them, it appears his son to be fatherless. Referring Macduff's son as a fatherless metaphorically and fathered in a literal way, Shakespeare used a paradox to emphasise the difference between the reality and the appearance of the

Desperate, Macduff “ is gone to pray the holy (English)king upon his aid”. Not only is Macduff putting his own life in danger, but he is also leaving his wife and kids very vulnerable. Macduff, however being the patriotic man, chooses to do what is his best for his country and follow his conscience in extension. Although his wife and kids do perished under Macbeth’s reign, Macduff is ultimately awarded by the new title he earns from Malcolm when Macbeth is finally overthrown. This might not cover the loss of his family, but Shakespeare is implying that he and his family will be reunited in heaven. Macduff did in fact follow his conscience in making decisions that are hard costing even the lives of his family, but he is able to continue to lead a peaceful life and be reunited with his family once in heaven while Lady Macbeth, most likely, soul is forever tormented by the scorching flames.

In the tragedy of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff have different personalities, although there are a few similarities between these two ladies. Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff both expect their husband to rule over their family and also protect them. Even if the two ladies do have a thing or two in common their differences are much greater. The difference between the two character’s natures would probably be observed first; however there are other characteristics that separate Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff.

Macduff's intelligence leans towards irresponsibility when he abandons his family without realising the danger his actions will cause them. When Macduff goes to England for help in freeing Scotland from the tyrant Macbeth, and informs Malcolm of the terrible things that have been happening in Scotland, he says; "Let us rather / Hold fast the mortal sword, and like good men / Bestride our down-fall'n birthdom" (4, 3, 2-4). There is a great sense of urgency in Macduff's words because his thoughts become obsessive with eliminating Scotland of its evil tyrant rather than focusing on his family. His suspicion grows after Macbeth’s killing of the guards and so he refuses to attend Macbeth’s coronation which leads to the murder of his family.