Macduff And Malcolm's Relationship In Macbeth

Macduff is also a character that deals with guilt. He is guilty of leaving his entire family behind in Scotland which is eventually why they are killed. He uses this guilt to drive him to bring Macbeth down. If Macduff would have thought to bring his wife and children they wouldn't have died. This shows that every action has consequences and those consequences must be taken into consideration.

Macbeth is a very egocentric, power-hungry leader. He starts off by being a loyal follower to his king, hesitant to act against Duncan. As Lady Macbeth says in Act I, he has the ambition but lacks the drive to do what is necessary. However, after he becomes king, this attitude changes greatly. he becomes like a dictator. Macduff seeks out Malcolm because of how poorly Macbeth rules. Had Macbeth been a good, able leader, the revolt against him would not have been so strong or fierce. Macbeth becomes very proud, largely because of his false interpretation of the witches prophecies. he degrades those who express fear or concern, and he waves off important information given to him. His whole concern is keeping his power at all costs. This extreme

The motivations of Duncan, Macbeth, and Malcolm are all different. Macbeth is motivated by greed, power, ambition, and his wife. Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth’s manhood and calls him a coward. In contrast, Malcolm and Duncan want what is right for the people and for Scotland. They want everything to be just and they are noble men. For example, “Macduff, this noble passion, / Child of integrity, hath from my soul / Wiped the black scruples, reconciled my thoughts / To thy good truth and honor” (Shakespeare IV.iii.116-119). This proves that Malcolm cares about loyalty among his people. Malcolm's motivations for Scotland are honorable. He wants to restore peace and trust in Scotland. Also, Malcolm wants to be a good leader and restore the heir to its rightful owner. This shows that Macbeth, Duncan, and Malcolm all have different motivations.

He tries to make Macduff believe that he will be a worse tyrant than Macbeth. Macduff replies, "Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damned in evils, to top Macbeth. However Malcolm continues with the words, "but I have none: the king - becoming graces as justice, verity, temperance…," At this point Macduff feels Malcolm could be a worse tyrant than Macbeth and could not compare with Duncan, a 'Most sainted king.' Malcolm then reveals that he has been testing Macduff. Malcolm then withdraws all he has said about himself.

Another flaw of Macbeth’s readers can learn from was his internal conflict and jealousy of anyone who could possibly come in between him and crown. Macbeth was often threatened by other people who could possibly take the crown from him. The first time the reader can see this jealousy arise was when Macduff said, “Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter, Prince of Cumberland;” (1.4.38-39). Macbeth’s first reaction was to fear the whole family line of Macduff. This intimidation lead to one of Macbeth’s most careless destructive decision when he

In Macbeth, Act 4: 2, we can see that Macbeth has reached a point in his life where he will do anything and kill anyone to ensure his stature in the kingdom is protected. We analyzed this when he first murdered King Duncan and then had Banquo, his best friend, assassinated. With his constant homicides come sleepless nights and hallucinations of ghosts. Eventually, his wife goes crazy because of her guilty conscience of provoking her husband into committing the murders, and dies right before the battle between Macbeth and Macduff occurs. One chief motive behind Macduff’s purpose to destroy Macbeth is what act 4: 2 is about. Macbeth has Macduff’s family, and all who were in his home, slaughtered. This engages Malcolm, who was suspected of his

William Shakespeare often presents his audience with a vast range of characters throughout his written works, and even a wide range within individual shows. We are offered complex anti-hero characters such as Macbeth who question their actions and then later regret them, and in contrast to that characters like Richard III who have Machiavellian aspects to them, and instead of being effective through certain qualities such as grace, humility, and prudence they would rather be brutal to get their point across. Malcolm in Shakespeare’s Macbeth acts as a contrasting characters to Macbeth, showing how those not sure of their abilities can make the right decisions, and still be a man without senseless

Although a great majority of the time, power corrupts decisions, it also can have a positive effect on choices. In the play Macbeth, one character who keeps in mind what is best for the people is Malcolm. As the son of King Duncan, Malcolm has virtuous morals and realizes that Macbeth is only in it for power instead of thinking of what is best for the people of Scotland. Malcolm makes a choice to fight back with the help of England. His choice to fight for power, although used violence against Macbeth, was a positive decision because he was thinking of the people and his father's legacy. His success is shown when he and Macduff defeat Macbeth and Malcolm is named the new king. He exclaims to his people, “[w]e shall not spend a large expense of time/ before we reckon with your several loves/ and make us even with you” (5.8.72-4). Only seconds after being named king, Malcolm is thinking of how he will reward his people. This proves

The exchange between Macbeth and Macduff in the beginning of 5.8 from Shakespeare's Macbeth shows the rapid decline of Macbeth’s confidence and drive. In the first half of this scene, Macbeth is remorseful for the deaths that he has caused or committed. Macduff enters confidently, refers to Macbeth as a “hellhound” and orders him to turn around to face him for battle. Macbeth juxtaposes his confidence with a mournful longing to undo the past by saying, “Get thee back. My soul is too much charged with the blood of thine already” (5.8.6-7).

While he is a great warrior of valor, he is also sentimental towards the thing he cherishes the most; his family. According to Robert Kimbrough, “... the point Shakespeare makes through Macduff is clear: bravery and compassion are not incompatible; they are both the natural…” (The Prisoner of Gender). This demonstrates how he balances his “womanly” and “manly” side. As a man, Macduff is expected to act as if the loss of his family did not affect him at all, because men are supposed to be tough at all times. Although he is supposed to act in that manner, he allows his emotions to takeover and expresses his "feminine" side as he weeps over the death of his family. He is able to quickly balance out his emotions as he allows his anger to fuel him in seeking vengeance towards Macbeth. That is seen When Malcolm encourages Macduff saying that Macbeth is “ripe for the shaking…” (4.3.238).There is nothing wrong with him being a bearded woman. In his case it makes him a better, stronger person. This demonstrates how the reversal of gender roles could potentially be positive. Unlike Macbeth, he does not let his aggression and selfishness overtake him, making him a greater leader. Because of his loyalty and compassion, his descendants are rewarded by receiving the right to the

Macduff had such a strong sense of loyalty to his country that he would do absolutely anything, which will lead him to be at fault for the death of those he loves. He wants to be the best thane that he could possible be to protect and serve the country he loves and the king he will always love beyond his death. He promised the blood oath to Duncan and will do anything to make sure it is honored in respect to him and his memory. However, achieving this means becoming a trader. He has to travel to England to talk to Duncan's son, the rightful king, to try and bring him home and retain the crown he was born into. This means leaving is family totally vulnerable and unprotected against Macbeth and his wrath. Without him there, Macbeth has his 5

Good afternoon prospective young actors. Now, I hope you have had a pleasant week, for that should keep you in a positive mindset while you audition for the heartbreaking role of Macduff, a character who believed in the glory of Scotland and suffered dearly for it.

“My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, / Shakes so my single state of man That function / is smother'd in surmise” (I,III,138-140). From the beginning of the play, the protagonist Macbeth is drawn into this idea that the only thing that matters is whether or not he is at an advantage and benefitting in any given scenario. This selfish behavior becomes embedded into him and becomes his second nature, in contrast Shakespeare uses Macduff as a foil to the character of Macbeth. Macbeth’s ambition stems from the witches’ prophecies which give him confidence to do as he pleases for himself. Macduff, the complete opposite, is doing everything for the benefit of his country Scotland. Throughout the play, he becomes this person who is

In the monologue, it seems that Malcolm’s main purpose is to make Macduff realize that Malcolm was untruthful when he claimed to have immoral qualities unfit for a king and present himself as loyal to his country and even Macduff. He begins by explaining that Macduff’s “noble passion, / Child of integrity,” his honorable outburst, has replaced his suspicions about Macduff with reverence (4.3.133-4). He then mentions, almost as an excuse, that “[d]evilish Macbeth / By many of these trains hath sought to win me / Into his power” (lines 136-8). This also references to how Malcolm feels about the current king of Scotland a well as an earlier occasion between Malcolm and Macbeth. Next, Malcolm spends the rest of the monologue attempting to clear the lies “[he] laid upon [him]self” (143). He mentions the lies he told earlier by explaining how he is the opposite of them as well as stating them in the same order in which he spoke them dishonestly (144-9). For example, he first claimed that he was incredibly lustful and would rape women, then, correspondingly, he begins to redeem himself by saying, “I am yet / Unknown to woman” (144-5). Given the monologue’s literal meaning, it does not seem, at least on the surface, that Malcolm is presenting himself in any way but as an honorable gentleman, however, much is revealed about his emotional state, especially in the last line when he tells Macduff that he “[i]s thine . . . to command” (151), as he completely opens