Macduff Flashcards
1
Q
How is Macduff presented as a foil to Macbeth?
A
Macduff sacrifices everything for the rightful heir to be on the throne and restore balance in the country
Will avenge Duncan by defeating Macbeth
2
Q
“Bleed, bleed, poor country”
“O Scotland, Scotland!”
A
- Loyalties lie with the nation
3
Q
“All my pretty chickens and their dam”
A
- Shows how he cares for his family
4
Q
“I must feel it as a man”
A
- Challenges stereotypes
- Must not feel emotion as women do
- Keeps masculinity
5
Q
“I seathe again undeeded”
A
- Wants revenge
- Will never use sword again if he does not kill Macbeth
6
Q
“Did heaven look on and would not take their part?”
A
- Rhetorical question
- Aggravated that God did not save his family despite his loyalty
7
Q
“My voice in my sword”
A
- Acts like a fighter
- Uses sword to talk
8
Q
“The usurper’s cursed head”
A
- Macbeth cursed by witches’ evil
9
Q
“O horror, horror, horror”
A
- Finds Duncan’s body
- Repetition indicates state of shock
- Disgust
10
Q
“Destroy your sight with a new Gorgon”
A
- Metaphor
- Warning people they would freeze at the sight of Duncan’s body, likening to Medusa
11
Q
“Tell thee Macduff was from his mother’s womb, untimely ripped”
A
- Extracted from his mother via a cesarian
- Can kill Macbeth as he wasn’t born naturally from a woman
