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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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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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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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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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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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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Hamlet evolves during the course of the play. Nowhere is this more visible (and audible) than in his soliloquies. For instance‚ his soliloquies in Act II‚ Act II‚ and Act IV are each distinctively different from one another. This is even evident in the punctuation Shakespeare uses. The number of exclamation points Shakespeare uses in writing Hamlet’s soliloquies decreases significannot ly during the course of the play. In Act II‚ Hamlet is blaming himself for many problems. He is angry with himself
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William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth explores the power of two leaders who both fight for the path Scotland will take. Shakespeare creates a number of interesting characters; Macbeth and Macduff are two of those characters who are seen to be very much the same but also completely different. They are seen to be very similar in many aspects including their strong beliefs‚ the respect they have from other individuals and the way their minds operate. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare reveals that these
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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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