Essay Comparing Macbeth And Macduff

Macbeth and Macduff are two intelligent men who hold high placement in Scottish Society in Shakespeare's Macbeth. They are both trusted servants of the king as well as his loyal friends. Macduff and Macbeth both seem to be strong, proud men at the beginning of the play; however their true characters are revealed. They also have different qualities which define who they are as characters. For instance, Macbeth will eventually turn on the king and murder him, while Macduff will immediately has suspicions as to who committed the crime and will wish to avenge the king's death. The men have both similar and dissimilar qualities, with one man being the hero and the other a villain. The characters of Macbeth and Macduff have several comparisons. The first comparison being that they are both noble men in Scottish society and are, at the beginning of the play, faithful servants of the king. Each of the men have noble titles, Macduff being known as Thane of Fife and Macbeth as Thane of Glamis and soon to be named Thane of Cawdor. Both Macbeth and Macduff are cunning when it comes to the battlefield, …show more content…
Some of their major differences include their actions and motivations for doing things. Macbeth begins his career through temptations. First, he is tempted by the witches who make him feel invincible and also by his wife who gets him to things he knows are morally corrupt. When he begins his killing spree, every action he makes is spur of the moment and only done to cover his tracks. However, Macduff thinks carefully and calmly before jumping to conclusions. He begins to suspect Macbeth in the murder, but does not immediately accuse him and instead devises a strategic plan with the aid of a large army and successfully kills Macbeth. The killing committed by Macduff is not to cover his own tracks, but instead every death is for a reason like avenging King Duncan and ending Macbeth's