Macduff's son

Duncan praises Macbeth and Banquo, and names Macbeth thane of Cawdor and his eldest son, Malcolm, heir to the throne. During their celebration at Macbeth’s estate, Macbeth is persuaded by Lady Macbeth to “be so much more the man” (1.7.52) and kill Duncan. In the…

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…

thesis because although Macbeth hesitates at first, he thought fate wasn’t enough for him to become the king. In securing the crown for himself, he commits murder. He was convinced that he was following fate, it wasn’t his choice but the truth is it’s actually his choice. Macbeth soon became the king of Scotland, but he still doubts his fate when he reminisced the witches prophecy on Banquo son. After Macbeth becomes the king, he remembered the prophecy when Banquo son one day will be the king.…

Macbeth becomes evil when the other people in his life coax him into doing the wrong actions. Macbeth has multiple encounters with different people in his life that influence his decisions. The witches tell him the prophecy, which initiates his plan and desire for power. Lady Macbeth further exploits him by making him feel like he isn’t manly enough. This creates a necessary feeling to prove his masculinity. When Macbeth decides to kill Macduff’s family, he’s gone down the rabbit hole of evil.…

impossible ‘truth’. Tension takes the audience into anticipation, their grasp on the story not to be left until they know the end of it. On the other hand, there is the Porter, who in normal means, would be the character that presents comedic relief. “I'll devil-porter it no further: I had thought to have let in some of all professions that go the primrose way to the everlasting bonfire.” In actuality, scene that the porter firsts appears in is a reference to an English Mystery Play called the…

Macduff’s son is a very minor character in the whole play of Macbeth. The young son, 10 years old, has had great memories with his father. The son keeps fond memories of playing with Macduff and learning many things from his father. Macduff’s prominence in the son’s life has caused kindheartedness and wisdom to pass down to his son. Because of this, the son consistently has a disparaging tone towards his mother when she speaks of Macduff being a traitor, even though he knows that it could…

to become the uncontested king of Thebes. Macbeth gives in to his wife’s plan to kill for position, he does and later regrets it, but she calls him on his sorrow, suggesting he get over the killings, what’s done is done (Sophocle 59). Unlike Antigone, Lady Macbeth challenges her husband’s authority that goes unpunished by him or the law. Macbeth turns ruthless because of a woman and orders McDuff’s wife and son murder in order to remove all threats of his becoming kings (90). The mission to…

disagrees with Macbeth’s kingship. Shakespeare introduces Macduff as an honest, patriotic man who is capable of strong feelings. In Macduff’s first appearance, he is a man of very few words, shown when his fellow men are praised. Through this silence, Shakespeare is able to show the importance of Macduff’s opinions and beliefs later in the play, instilling into the audience the concept that Macduff only raises his voice in important matters. This is reinforced in Macduff’s first important scene…

Macbeth is the main character in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” which was published in 1606. At the beginning three witches announce that he will become king which makes him do everything he can to make the prophecy true. Once he started killing the king he can’t stop killing people anymore. Jack is one of the main characters in the novel “Lord of the Flies”, written by William Golding. It is about a group of boys who are stranded on an island, They elect a leader, Ralph, who keeps the order…

After king Duncan names Malcolm, his eldest son, as his successor, Macbeth becomes upset, as, in order for his predictions to come true, he would have to murder Duncan and his progeny. Macbeth demands the “stars, (to) hide (their) fires” (I, iv, 52) in order for him to disguise his “black and deep desires”(I, iv, 53) of being crowned king, at any cost, even the murder of Duncan, the king that was so generous to Macbeth. The use of personification of the stars “hiding their fires” creates an…