In Act IV‚ Scene II‚ where Lady Macduff appears‚ it is clear that Shakespeare intended her as a foil for Lady Macbeth. First of all‚ Lady Macduff cares about her son and has maternal instinct. She says‚ “To leave his wife‚ to leave his babes from whence himself does fly? … For the poor wren‚ the most diminutive of birds‚ will fight‚ her young ones in her nest‚ against the owl” (4.2.6-11). She is protective of her son and is a traditional mother figure; she says that even the birds care about their
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In the play ’Macbeth’ we notice that the roles of Lady Macbeth and Macduff are very different. In the one scene that Lady Macduff is in we see that she is portrayed as a stereotypical woman of the Jacobean era. She was defined principally as a mother‚ was reliant on her husband and helpless when he is absent. At the beginning of the play we see these properties in Lady Macbeth. However she specifically called on the ’spirits’ to repress her femininity thus taking away these properties to make her
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Macduff - The Hero in Macbeth Some people are just meant to be heroes. In this wonderful play by Shakespeare Macduff is a good choice and born to be a hero. Throughout Macbeth there are several examples of Macduffs heroism and bravery. Macduff is a loving‚ caring man of action‚ Thane of Fife and a Scottish nobleman hostile to Macbeth’s kingship. When he leaves his loving family to flee to England to join Malcolm‚ Macbeth has Macduff’s wife and children murdered. At the end of the play‚ Macduff (who
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his way some obscure epistles of Love; wherein‚ by the colour of his beard‚ the shape Of his leg‚ the manner of his gait‚ the expressure Of his eye‚ forehead‚ and complexion‚ he shall find Himself most feelingly personated. I can write very Like my lady your niece: on a forgotten matter we Can hardly make distinction of our hands. (25 marks) 5 Sir Toby Belch: Excellent! I smell a device. Sir Andrew: I have’t in my nose too. 10 Sir Toby Belch: He shall think‚ by the letters that thou wilt
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scene 2 of Macbeth‚ Ross’ goal is to calm Lady Macbeth down after telling her about the departure of Macduff‚ her husband. This can be seen from things that he does in the scene. The scene begins with Ross speaking to Lady Macduff while she is stressing out about Macduff’s departure to England. Lady Macduff feels betrayed and furious because she thinks that Macduff abandoned her and their children. Ross tries to calm her down by telling her that maybe Macduff left for England for a good reason as seen
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Joseph Favela Ms. Hinton AP English Literature Period 4 1 March 2013 Literary Devices Monologue: Refers to a speech by one person in a drama‚ a form of entertainment by a single speaker‚ or an extended part of the text of a play uttered by an actor. Example: Is this a dagger which I see before me‚ The handle toward my hand? Come‚ let me clutch thee! I have thee not‚ and yet I see thee still. Art thou not‚ fatal vision‚ sensible To feeling as to sight
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------------------------------------------------- Significant Quotes Act IV Shakespearean English | Modern English | Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble; Fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble. Act IV‚ Scene i‚ Line 10 | “Double all the troubles and hardships of men. Let the misery of Scotland increase as the fire burns and the cauldron bubbles.” | Significance: The purpose of this well known quote is to communicate to the audience the witches’ intentions. The witches chant this line all together
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Act 4‚ scene 2 Questions: 1. Lady Macduff says‚ “when our actions do not / Our fears make us traitors” (4.2.3-4). Explain what she means and who she is referring to. 2. How does Lady Macduff feel about Macduff leaving for England? Do you think she’s right? What does this indicate about the state that Scotland is in? 3. What does the murder of Lady Macduff and her son indicate to us about Macbeth? Act 4‚ scene 3 Questions: 1. Malcolm tests Macduff by telling him all the things that
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various uses of the imagery of birds‚ such as Lady Macduff in her shock at learning that her husband has fled from Scotland‚ she accuses him of running away because he is afraid. She thinks he should have stayed to protect his family‚ and says‚ "He loves us not; / He wants the natural touch: for the poor wren‚ / The most diminutive of birds‚ will fight‚ / Her young ones in her nest‚ against the owl" (IV.ii.8-11). Meaning through this quote Lady Macduff uses an owl to symbolize a strong man and a wren
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control. In pursuit of his desires Macbeth is completely blinded by his lust for power and discounts his morals and former traits‚ which ultimately bring him to his ruin. Even though Macbeth may seem to be the one responsible for his own destruction‚ Lady Macbeth also plays a major role‚ which impacts the tragic ending. In his rise to power‚ Macbeth did not personally have the ambition to take the throne. Even though he had no
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