Macduff - kills macbeth

Question 1

Tis not for you to hear what I speak, Act 2 Scene3

Answer 1

,Macduff thinks that because Lady Macbeth is a women she’s too vulnerable to hear about the murder. It’s ironic because Lady Macbeth wanted to cast off her femininity in Act 1 Scene 5 and at the end of the play she is known as a fiend-like queen

Question 2

Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope, The Lord’s anointed temple and stole thence,Act 2 Scene 3

Answer 2

Macduff says Duncan’s body is like a church which has been broken into and had the life stolen from it

“Most sacrilegious murder”:
This emphasizes the extreme and deeply offensive nature of the crime, going beyond mere murder to a violation of the divine.

“The Lord’s anointed temple”:
This is a metaphorical comparison, where Duncan’s body is likened to a sacred place, a temple, and his life is the essence within. The idea of a king as God’s chosen representative on earth, or “anointed,” would have been a common belief at the time.

“and stole thence/ The life o’ th’ building!”:
The murder is personified as a thief who has broken into the sacred temple and stolen the life from it, emphasizing the profound loss and disruption caused by Duncan’s death.

Question 3

my pretty chickens,Act 4 Scene3

Answer 3

Macduff can’t believe all his family has been killed due to Macbeth, as he thought Macbeth who have never tried to kill his family, proving how evil Macbeth I, he was a family man Macduff as he nicknames them

Question 4

I have no words: my voice is in my sword, Act 5 Scene 8

Answer 4

Macduff is shown as heroic , as he is determined to kill Macbeth, as use he uses his danger to derive to kill him

Question 5

Bleed, bleed, poor country!”

Answer 5

Context:
Macduff delivers this line after learning about the murder of his family by Macbeth’s henchmen. This news deeply impacts Macduff, and he uses the phrase to express his grief and rage at the state of his country.

Imagery:
The phrase “bleed, bleed” uses personification, portraying Scotland as a wounded entity, suffering from the violence and tyranny of Macbeth. The repetition of “bleed” intensifies the imagery of pain and suffering.

The phrase reflects Macduff’s despair over Macbeth’s tyranny and its devastating effect on Scotland, highlighting the broader consequences of unchecked ambition.

The lament also serves as a call for change, suggesting that the country needs to be healed and returned to its rightful state