Macbeth and Macduff place on factors that affect their lives greatly differentiates the role that they each take on in the play. These factors include their family‚ their country‚ and last but not least the importance they place‚ or fail to place‚ on themselves. According to the importance that Shakespeare portrays each character to have‚ Shakespeare succeeds at demonstrating that Macbeth is nothing but an ambitious tyrant‚ as he viciously intended make the line of kings come to an end. Macduff is showed
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you’re missing an essential part of the question here - compare and contrast. So far you’ve spoken about Macbeth in great detail and neglected the other two. The key here is balance. Say Macbeth is like so.... where as Banquo is like so... and Macduff like so... (this is contrasting) When comparing you are going to have to look at how each reacts in certain situations compared to Macbeth. For instance‚ Banquo reacts to the prophesies of the "weird sisters" with suspicion‚ mistrust and a certain
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First came the pride‚ an overwhelming sense of achievement‚ an accomplishment due to great ambition‚ but slowly and enduringly surged a world of guilt and confusion‚ the conscience which I once thought diminished‚ began to grow‚ soon defeating the title and its rewards. Slowly the unforgotten memories from that merciless night overcame me and I succumbed to the incessant and horrific images‚ the bloody dagger‚ a lifeless corpse. I wash‚ I scrub‚ I tear at the flesh on my hands‚ trying desperately
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passage that includes Lady Macbeth’s monologue to paint a picture of her true intentions and how she plans to get what she wants. Her desire for her husband to be king involves a murder‚ and she desires to be cruel in order to carry it out. Shakespeare uses a variety of devices in order to convey her wishes to do this. The words “unsex me” clearly state the wish she has to be rid of her natural female qualities‚ which would otherwise hold her back in her pursuits (1:5:48). Lady Macbeth wants to be
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Lady Macduff Foils Lady Macbeth In many of Shakespeare’s plays‚ there is a major character‚ and a lesser character whose character traits directly contrast those of the major character. This literary device is called a foil. One example of this exists in the play Romeo and Juliet‚ in which Mercutrio foils Romeo’s character with his disdain for love and belief in man making his own destiny. Another example of foil exists in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. The character of Lady Macduff foils Lady
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Macduff Essay Macduff is a good leader in the play Macbeth. People see examples of good and bad leadership in everyday life. Each one of us has our own ideas of what good leadership entails. People are taught that a good leader is brave and skilful in battle. He works hard‚ respects others‚ obeys orders‚ sets a good example for his followers‚ and above all else is loyal. Macbeth started out as a good leader‚ but because of ambition and greed‚ he became disloyal‚ paranoid‚ and he allowed others
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Macduff appears to be a quiet but extremely loyal man. In the play he is viewed as a close advisor of King Duncan. Macduff’s loyal nature and moral character pushed Macbeth to view him as a threat. Macduff’s loyalty and moral character is shown in Act II Scene 3 Lines 25-26(“I’ll make so bold to call‚ for ‘tis my limited service”.-Macduff) Macbeth kills off Macduff’s family when Macduff is away. When Macduff hears of the news he returns with hatred and
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In Macbeth‚ Macduff is a courageous character who is obviously loyal to King Duncan and the country of Scotland. He makes his first appearance at Macbeth’s castle‚ where he finds the virtuous Duncan has been murdered. After Macbeth takes the throne‚ Macduff realizes him to be an unfit king and leaves Scotland to seek help. He believes that removing Macbeth from the throne could heal the broken country. This action can be viewed as both noble and foolish of Macduff. However‚ it was this action
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characters; Macduff and Macbeth are no exception. Even though Macbeth and Macduff may have very similar qualities such as; bravery‚ hunger of power‚ and many more‚ as the play develops‚ these characters slowly start to change‚ revealing that both characters are as different as fire and ice. They are each viewed differently from each other and by others. Even though they both murder‚ they both do it for different very different reasons‚ Macbeth kills for greed and selfishness whereas Macduff kills Macbeth
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his suspicion on Macduff‚ he challenges him by saying he is worse than Macbeth. Malcolm states he is so full of evil‚ Macbeth will look innocent‚ and Macduff does not believe him‚ so Malcolm has to persuade him that he is. In this quotation Malcolm states‚” But there’s no bottom‚ none‚ in my voluptuousness. Your wives… could not fill up the cistern of my lust.”(Lines 60-63) showing that a negative attribute Malcolm has is lust‚ and that he is never going to ever get rid of it. Macduff is disturbed by
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