Macduff and Malcolm

Question 1

Malcolm
This d___ butcher and his f____-like queen

Answer 1

“Butcher” reduces Macbeth to a mindless killer, stripping him of all nobility.

“Fiend-like queen” dehumanizes Lady Macbeth, associating her with demonic evil.

Shows how history will remember them—not as tragic figures, but as villains.

Reinforces the moral judgement of the play: evil is punished, order is restored.

Question 2

Macduff
“O horror, horror, horror!”

Answer 2

Repetition shows Macduff’s genuine shock at Duncan’s murder—he represents moral truth.

Question 3

Macduff
“All my pretty ones? Did you say all?”

Answer 3

Devastated by the murder of his family—shows real emotion, contrasts Macbeth’s coldness.

Question 4

Malcolm
“What I am truly, / Is thine and my poor country’s to command.”

Answer 4

Declares loyalty to Scotland; shows he will be a selfless, noble king.