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Macduff's comments in act 2 hint at his suspicion of Macbeth's involvement in the death of King Duncan. After learning of King Duncan's murder, Macduff is skeptical about the guards' having ...
Lady Macbeth is ambitious, manipulative, and eventually driven to madness and suicide by guilt, while Lady Macduff is a caring mother, unjustly murdered due to her husband's actions. Both are ...
Summary: Macduff, the Thane of Fife in Shakespeare's Macbeth, plays a crucial role as a foil to Macbeth.Suspicious of Macbeth's rise to power, Macduff travels to England to support Malcolm, Duncan ...
This only heightens Macduff's need to avenge his family's murder. It's Macbeth's resolve that's weakened when Macduff tells him that he was "from his mother's womb / Untimely ripp'd" (5.8.19–20 ...
Macduff and Lady Macduff serve as foils to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth by highlighting their contrasting qualities. Macduff's loyalty and morality starkly contrast with Macbeth's ambition and ...
Macbeth Themes. The main themes in Macbeth are ambition, trust and deceit, supernatural intervention, and dynastic succession. The corrupting effects of ambition: Macbeth’s ambition leads him to ...
The First Apparition warns Macbeth about Macduff: FIRST APPARITION: Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife. [4.1.78-80]. . . but Macbeth already knew that Macduff was ...
Summary: The mutual animosity between Macbeth and Macduff stems from Macbeth's tyrannical rule and the murder of Macduff's family. Macduff sees Macbeth as a usurper and a threat to Scotland, while ...
Macbeth dies when Macduff kills him in battle in Act 5. Macbeth, initially emboldened by the witches' prophecies, believes he is invincible until he learns that Macduff was born via Caesarian ...
Act 4, Scene 3. Macduff has located Malcolm at the English court. Though they apparently have a common cause—overthrowing Macbeth—they are suspicious of one another. Macduff calls for violent ...
