Macduff Flashcards
after going to wake Duncan up and finding him dead
-“most sacrilegious murder”
When his cousin asks him if he is going to Macbeth’s coronation but he wants to find Duncan’s murderer
- “no, cousin”
lamenting and worrying over the effect Macbeth’s “tyranny” might have in Scotland after he abandons his wife and kids (before finding out Macbeth murdered them)
“poor country”
Macduff is motivated to kill Macbeth
-“my wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still”
Both of the witches prophecies have come true (Birnam wood moved and Macduff was not “born”)
-“untimely ripped” from his mothers womb
Who is Macduff?
- Macduff is a loyal thane in Duncan’s service
- who is completely loyal to Duncan and his son Malcolm
Macduff thinks that Scotland’s leader is chosen by God
-“anointed”