Macduff Flashcards

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‘Fit to govern? No not to live’

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Rhetorical question and hypophora, Macduffs strong sense of hate for tyranny and complete Scottish loyalty

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‘New widows howl new orphans cry’

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Fighting for his wife and children but also all of the women and children in Scotland through zoomorphism, verb ‘howl’ greater sense of sympathy for orphans

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‘Thy hope ends here’

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Pessimistic look- would not be able to live in happiness if Scotland was ruled by a tyrant, he will not accept something that isn’t good for Scotland and is not naive

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