Macduff Analysis Flashcards
What is Macduff suggesting in this quote “Let’s make our medicines have a great revenge”
‘Medicines’ and ‘revenge’ are alike in their outcome- solving/ curing something. Macduff uses this idea, as the only way to help solve/ partially cure his insurmountable grief, is to make Macbeth accountable for his sins. Thus, his violence is justified and he still remains the archetype of the avenging hero- motivated by revenge for a just cause.
How is Macduff juxtaposing the role of the king in this quote “Bleed, bleed poor country”
His lamenting of Scotland shows what fuels his ambition to restore order. This also suggests Scotland is dying under Macbeth’s reign captivating Macbeth’s misanthropic (having or showing a dislike of other people) nature, a quality which juxtaposes the role of a king.
What does this quote from Macduff “turn hell hound turn” show
Repetition of the word “turn” emphasises the extent to which Macbeth has turned order on its head, while the epithet “hell-hound” is used to highlight the true nature of the tyrant king. Unlike to Macbeth, he is not ambitious to make himself more powerful, but ambitious to restore justice and order in Scotland.
“O horror, horror, horror”
