Term: Anaphora- “In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence of neighboring clauses in order to achieve an artistic effect is called anaphora” (literarydevices.net) Context: Unaware of his family’s murder, Macduff has fled to England to plead to Malcolm, heir to the Scottish throne, to fulfill his duties as the new King and overthrow Macbeth immediately. However, the state in which Macduff finds Malcolm is wretchedly pitiful; Malcolm has resigned, even suggests to “weep our sad bosoms empty” instead of fighting to take back what is rightfully his (4.3.2). Therefore, Macduff now has to try and assure Malcolm that fighting to protect your homeland- especially from a sociopathic and greedy tyrant such as Macbeth-
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Using short successive clauses, Shakespeare quickly and effectively highlights the grim effects of a leader who only is in office for their own personal gain- using “new widows” and “new orphans” as examples- while also quickening the pace the audience reads in contrast to longer, more intricate ideas that can easily lose the audience's’ attention. Though these first lines of of the exchange characterize Macduff as someone whose loyalty to their country far surpasses their fears of a vindictive leader, they also indirectly characterize Macbeth, and the man he has become. Macbeth has developed so much that the noble, heroic gentleman from the beginning of the play has faded away into a distant memory, and avarice has filled its place, blinding Macbeth from humane morality. His moral compass is nonexistent, and he is nothing more than a power-hungry, paranoid, materialistic, creature. But to continue on to Macduff’s characterization as a man whose loyalty to their country far surpasses their fears of a vindictive leader, I believe this can foreshadow that Macduff will be the one who ends Macbeth’s life, seeing the large contrastment between the two characters as the reader nears the end on the play. Though, seeing the state Macbeth has left Scotland in, I fear the end of Macbeth’s
Using short successive clauses, Shakespeare quickly and effectively highlights the grim effects of a leader who only is in office for their own personal gain- using “new widows” and “new orphans” as examples- while also quickening the pace the audience reads in contrast to longer, more intricate ideas that can easily lose the audience's’ attention. Though these first lines of of the exchange characterize Macduff as someone whose loyalty to their country far surpasses their fears of a vindictive leader, they also indirectly characterize Macbeth, and the man he has become. Macbeth has developed so much that the noble, heroic gentleman from the beginning of the play has faded away into a distant memory, and avarice has filled its place, blinding Macbeth from humane morality. His moral compass is nonexistent, and he is nothing more than a power-hungry, paranoid, materialistic, creature. But to continue on to Macduff’s characterization as a man whose loyalty to their country far surpasses their fears of a vindictive leader, I believe this can foreshadow that Macduff will be the one who ends Macbeth’s life, seeing the large contrastment between the two characters as the reader nears the end on the play. Though, seeing the state Macbeth has left Scotland in, I fear the end of Macbeth’s