Macduff

into actions that would not of happened if he did not know of the outcome. The first prophecy that he is told is that he will become the king, this forces him to act and kill the king so he then becomes the king. The second prophecy is to beware Macduff knowing this Macbeth goes and raids Macduff’s whole castle killing anyone who gets in his way. Macbeth's apparition of no man born of woman causes his to be thinking that no man can slay him because all are born of woman. The outcome of Macbeth’s…

Both Hamlet and MacDuff wish to avenge the death of a loved one: Hamlet lost his father, and MacDuff lost his family. Hamlet vows to revenge his father when his ghost appears and tells Hamlet of his murder by the hands his brother Claudius. MacDuff learns from a messenger that MacBeth has murdered his family. However, the two characters differ when analyzed under the lenses of “manhood”…

reckless. He charges into the battle, and meets Macduff and Siward’s son. After Macbeth ends young Siward’s life, he boasts to Macduff that he cannot be killed by a man born of women, in which Macduff replies he is not born of women, having been ripped out of his mother’s womb before she could give birth. Upon learning this new information, Macbeth cries “Accursed be that tongue that tells me so, / For it hath cow’d my better part of man!” (5.8.17-18) for Macduff has made him fearful, and he…

different effects and reactions. One example of this is charecters using deceptive and manipulative language to get what they want. Two examples of characters using language for their own goals are the witches tricking Macbeth and Ross deceiving Macduff. The witches blend figurative and literal language in order to deceive Macbeth into believing he is safe, showing how evil the witches are. Macbeth has gone to the witches for help and guidance when he believes people are turning on him and his…

When the first apparition warns Macbeth about Macduff, Macbeth foolishly casts aside this prophecy, "Then live, Macduff. What need I fear of thee?" (Shakespeare, 1996, p. 77), and deems that the second prediction cancels out the first one. Macbeth should have been more wary because he would not have to be warned about Macduff if he could not be killed. He thinks Macduff will be the one to bring back an army, but unbeknownst to him, Malcolm will be the one…

acts of murder in order to become king, and stay in reign. He hired them to kill Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff 's wife and child for power. It is these actions that caused Macbeth 's downfall. Throughout the play, Macbeth…

Blood is a major part of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is explored throughout the play in various ways, especially through murder. "Blood will have blood" (Shakespeare, III, iv, 45) means that each time a murder is committed, more blood will be spilled to cover up the previous murder. In the very beginning of the play, Macbeth killed a traitor to the country, and Duncan said to “go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth” (Shakespeare, I, iii, 4).…

embodiment of the role of a man and how women were portrayed in contrast to how Lady Macbeth conducts herself in this storyline. Within the play of Macbeth, there is the introduction of two types of women, there is Lady Macbeth and there is Lady Macduff. The contrast between these two women is vast; as Lady Macbeth…

Macbeth’s decision to murder Duncan and everybody else to fulfill the prophecy, displays his bravery to keep his pride of being the future king. During King Duncan’s rest, Macbeth had an undecided plan to murder Duncan in order to prove Lady Macbeth that he was courageous. Duncan went on to attempt to murder Duncan, “a floating bloody dagger appear” which led him to a thought which was full of guilt (2.1.44). As Lady Macbeth gave the signal, he knew he had to do it, since it was his pride as a…

apparition warns Macbeth to “Beware Macduff!,” his immediate action is “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 line.”(4.1. 171-174) The complete genocide of Macduff’s lineage and those associated with Macduff is a cruel, horrific action that creates friction with him being a tragic hero, as this action establishes Macbeth’s eventual end to the blade of Macduff as morally deserving.…