Macduff’s desire to confront Macbeth represents a retribution not only for the pain caused by the murders of his wife and children, but also his selflessness to serve the greater good of his country and to combat the suffering of the entire nation from the tyrant Macbeth. Thus the evil actions of Macbeth validate the just-cause for Macduff to kill Macbeth and to fulfill the role as the nemesis. Macbeth, a man of selfish intentions, raving ambition, and ruthlessness since early in the play contradicts Macduff’s selfless actions to illustrate Macbeth as a representation of pure villainy. Macbeth’s cruelty emerges through the murder of King Duncan, the assassination of Banquo, and the slaying of Macduff’s family. Furthermore, the captain describes
