Macduff Act 5 Quotations

Question 1

Analyse the quotation - “Let me find him, _______, and more I ___ not”

Answer 1

fortune, beg

This appeal to God, the overseer of fate, demonstrates that Macduff held a great love for his family, since his greatest wish is to avenge them by killing Macbeth and calls upon God to help him. This juxtaposes him with Macbeth since he challenges fate.

Question 2

Analyse the quotation - “Clamorous _________ of blood and _____ “

Answer 2

harbingers, death

This metaphor demonstrates that, despite being inherently juxtaposed characters, both Macbeth and Macduff become incredibly cruel during wartime and are both very passionate and brave. The only difference between their two natures being their reasoning for fighting.

Question 3

Analyse the quotation - “____-hound”

Answer 3

hell

Macduff refers to Macbeth as an evil and soulless creature due to his actions, juxtaposing the characters and showing how, ironically, both Macbeth and Macduff are driven by passion, except for different reasons.

Question 4

Analyse the quotation - “Then _____ ____ coward”

Answer 4

yield, thee

The insulting of Macbeth by Macduff shows that Macbeth is so wicked that he can make even the righteous seem hateful due to their abhorrence towards him. This shows how evil and corrupted by e witches that Macbeth was.

Question 5

Analyse the quotation - “Painted upon a ____ and underwrit ‘here you see the ______’”

Answer 5

pole, tyrant

The fact that a righteous man like Macduff would do such a cruel thing highlights the damage that Macbeth did to Scotland and Macduff in particular. This could be an attempt by Shakespeare to convey that a lust for power is one of the most dangerous desires a man can posses. Since James I had just survived the gunpowder plot, this could be an attempt for Shakespeare to further appeal to King James I.