Macduff Flashcards
What are the personality traits of Macduff
he is a noble mand and is honest and has integrity so he is contrasted against Macbeth, he discovers Duncan’s murder and is horrified by it, he doesn’t attend Macbeth’s coronation which shows that he is suspicious of him, he has a strong sense of loyalty and love for hi scountry and doesn’t like the way that Macbeth rules so he goes to England to persuade Malcolm to help - ‘O Scotland, Scotland!’ which reflects his emotional turmoil about the state of the country, he is brave and fights and kills Macbeth freeing Scotland from ‘the tyrant’
How it is shown that Macduff puts his country before his family
he makes a mistake by going to England leaving his family unprotected, his decision shows a strong sense of justice but also a lack of ‘wisdom’, when he finds out that Macbeth has had them murdered he is overcome by grief - ‘All my pretty ones?’ but other men see emotion as weakness, Macbeth kills Macbeth to put the rightful heir on the throne and avenge his family
