He has just arrived from Scotland, and tells Macduff that his wife and children are well. He urges
Malcolm to return to his country, listing the woes that have befallen Scotland since
Macbeth took the crown. Malcolm says that he will return with ten thousand soldiers lent him by the English king.
What does Malcolm urge Macduff to do with his grief over the loss of his family and Castle?
Why is Malcolm so cautious with Macduff? … How does Malcolm advise Macduff to channel his grief?
he says to convert it to anger and take revenge on Macbeth to take him off of the throne
. Why does Shakespeare have Macduff learn of this tragedy after he has convinced Malcolm of his loyalty?
What does Malcolm tell Macduff to do about it?
What does Malcolm tell Macduff to do with his grief? Malcolm tells Macduff
to turn his grief into anger
. This is just after Ross comes into the scene, and informs Macduff that Macbeth has just murdered his wife and son. … Malcolm decides that he will go and overthrow Macbeth.
How does Macduff respond when Malcolm urges him to dispute it like a man?
How does Macduff respond when Malcolm urges him to “Dispute it like a man?” At first this
angers him because he is only thinking of his family and the sorrow he feels, but then he agrees to stand and fight with Malcolm in his family’s honor.
What does Malcolm want Macduff to do to keep his heart from breaking?
In Act 4 Scene 3, lines 210-211, Malcolm says to Macduff, “Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak / Whispers the o’erfraught heart and bids it break.” What does Malcolm want Macduff to do to keep his heart from breaking?
Each wants to kill the other for his treachery
.
How does Macduff receive the news of his loss?
Ross is biding his time and skirting the truth to soften the blow to Macduff
(“to relate the manner, / Were, … / To add the death of you”) and gives him the news of his family’s destruction after gentle preparation. Macduff’s first emotion is overwhelming grief mixed with guilt.
What does Malcolm say to Macduff after he hears of his family?
Just after Macduff hears his family has been murdered, he says, “
And I must be from thence!
” (4.3.
What does Malcolm ask Macduff about his family?
Macduff left his family unprotected in Scotland. In lines 25-28 what does Malcolm ask Macduff? Why he left his
family without telling him goodbye or where he was going.
What advice does Malcolm give to Macduff?
Malcolm advises Macduff
to turn his grief for his dead family into hatred for Macbeth
. This gives Macduff a motivation to kill Macbeth himself for the upcoming battle. “Be this whetstone of your sword: let grief convert to anger; blunt not the heart, enrage it.”
What do Malcolm and Macduff plan to do?
Macduff meets up with Malcolm in England and the two make plans for
how to overthrow Macbeth and take back their kingdom
. Malcolm’s a little suspicious of Macduff though, so he attempts to suss out whether the thane is loyal to Scotland, or just in it for himself.
What does Macduff say in response to dispute it like a man?
When Ross brings word of Lady Macduff’s murder, Malcolm tells Macduff: “Dispute it like a man” (4.3. 221). Macduff answers, “
I shall do so, / But I must also feel it as a man”
(4.3. … This is an important lesson for Malcolm to learn if he is to be a judicious, honest, and compassionate king.
What does Macduff do when Macbeth asks him to come see him?
He will be a much worse king than Macbeth. How does Macduff react when Malcolm asks him whether he should be king even though he has no redeeming qualities? …
He says Macduff’s family and servants have been murdered.
How does Macduff respond to the news of his family what does he decide to do?
How does macduff react to the news of his family’s murders?
He is grief stricken and feels guilty and responsible since he left them
. … He is grief stricken and feels guilty and responsible since he left them. Malcolm advises him to turn his grief into rage and use it to defeat Macbeth.
When Malcolm asks Macduff to fight for him and England against Macbeth What is Macduff’s response?
Malcolm and Macduff will join them, with every hope that they’ll quickly defeat Macbeth. After putting Macduff through all of this psychological torture, Malcolm asks him, “
Why are you silent?
” (4.3. 137). Macduff replies, “Such welcome and unwelcome things at once / ‘Tis hard to reconcile” (4.3.
What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?
What does Macbeth do when he hears Macduff has fled to England? …
He orders the murder of Macduff’s family
. He enlists Malcom’s help in fighting Macduff. He tries to safeguard Macduff’s family now that they’ve been abandoned.
What did Macduff do to convince Malcolm to fight against Macbeth?
Malcolm is convinced of
Macduff’s loyalty
when he remains loyal despite Malcolm’s protestations that he would not be a good king, and is at the same time passionately ready to fight for Scotland himself. Malcolm is worried. … Macduff swears to Malcolm that he’s not treacherous, and Malcolm reminds him that Macbeth is.
How does Macduff change throughout the play?
Changes in character
Macduff is devastated when he finds Duncan’s body
, but once he suspects Macbeth of murder he risks everything to raise an army against him. Although he begins as a loyal subject of Scotland, Macduff has nothing to lose in the end. … He is seething with bloody revenge and cuts off Macbeth’s head.
How does Macduff and Malcolm react to Ross news?
Ross enters and tells Macduff the terrible news:
his whole family has been murdered on the orders of
Macbeth. As we would imagine, Macduff is absolutely devastated by the news. But Malcolm urges him to man up and turn his grief to righteous anger: Be comforted.
How is Macduff presented as heroic?
Throughout the tragic, events of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macduff serves as a heroic figure
through his demonstrations of intelligence, loyalty, and righteousness
. Macduff’s prevalence is minimal early in the play, though his intelligence can first be noted in his actions that follow King Duncan’s death.
How does Macduff become the hero of the play show the progression of his character?
Character Analysis Macduff
Macduff is the archetype of the avenging hero, not simply out for revenge but with a good and holy purpose. … Second, the news of
the callous murder of his wife and children
(Act IV, Scene 3) spurs him toward his desire to take personal revenge upon the tyrannical Macbeth.
How does Malcolm initially respond to Macduff’s proposal?
When Macduff suggests that Malcolm’s better qualities would out-weight those vices, Malcolm replies by saying, “
But I have none
.” Malcolm makes it very clear that he would be a very bad king.
Why did Macduff leave his family?
Macbeth, fearing for his position as King of Scotland, learns soon afterward that Macduff has fled to England
to try to raise an army against him and orders the deaths of Macduff’s wife
, children and relatives. Macduff, who is still in England, learns of his family’s deaths through Ross, another Scottish thane.
How does Malcolm feel about Macduff leaving his family?
Malcolm attempts to distract
Macduff
from the loss of his family and to focus instead on taking revenge against Macbeth “to cure this deadly grief,” but Macduff is too overcome by his emotions to think about anything but his wife and children.
What does Malcolm think about Macduff leaving his family unprotected in Scotland?
In Act 4, Scene 3, Malcolm asks Macduff this very same question. He does not understand why he left his wife and children unprotected. … Firstly, Macduff leaves his family
because he is deeply perturbed that his beloved Scotland keeps suffering under the tyrannical rule of Macbeth
.
How does Malcolm test Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland How does Macduff respond to Malcolm’s test?
Malcolm tests Macduff’s loyalty
by pretending to be a worse human being than Macbeth himself
. Macduff refuses to give up his loyalty to the Scottish royal family. Malcolm reveals his deception and contrasts the ‘integrity’ and ‘good truth and honour’ of Macduff with that of ‘Devilish Macbeth’.
What is Malcolm’s advice to the grieving Macduff?
Malcolm gives Macduff this advice. “
Be this the whetstone of your sword: let grief convert to anger; blunt not the heart, enrage it
“.
What plan do Macduff and Malcolm settle on at the end of Act 4?
they
plan to invade Scotland
. Why does Malcolm tell Macduff that he is not fit to rule Scotland? He does not trust macduff at first and wants to see if he is an enemy of Macbeth.
What does Malcolm plan to do at the end of the play?
At the end of the play, Macbeth’s severed head is brought to Malcolm by Macduff, proof that Macbeth has been overthrown, and that Scotland is now Malcom’s to rule.
Malcolm promises rewards to all who have fought for him, and names them all earls, the first in Scotland
.
What happens to Macduff’s family and servants?
What happens to Macduff’s family?
They get murdered
.
How does Malcolm cleverly test Macduff’s loyalty What is Macduff’s initial response what finally indicates to Malcolm that Macduff is truly loyal?
What finally indicates to Malcolm that Macduff is truly loyal? …
He asks MacDuff why he left his wife and children; asking if he was siding with Macbeth. MacDuff claims he was not on Macbeth’s side
.
How does Macduff convince Malcolm that he can be trusted?
What convinces Malcolm that Macduff is trustworthy?
Macduff made it clear that he would never support an evil king.
How does Malcolm respond to the news?
how does Malcolm respond to the news?
he says that they should go see the king. that the army is ready.
What is Macduff’s response?
How does Macduff react? Macduff reacts with an angry tone, offended. He says, “
I am not treacherous
.” If your so against him then why are you still alive.
What does Macduff want from Malcolm?
Macduff wants Malcolm to
“hold fast the mortal sword
” (line 4) and fight Macbeth with him.
What does Macduff say about being a man?
Macduff suffers the great loss of his wife and son, but in a pivotal moment of the play, he demonstrates tremendous fortitude, compassion, and self-assuredness as he is told to take the news of their murders “like a man.” He retorts, “
I shall do so, / But I must also feel it as a man”
(Norton Ed. 2623).
What does Macduff vow to do by the end of Act IV?
At the end of Act IV, Macduff vows
to overthrow Macbeth and return Scotland to the rule of the people
. A Scottish nobleman and friends with Duncan and Malcolm, Macduff is the first to suspect Macbeth’s role in the demise of Duncan, and he also knows Macbeth has murdered Banquo.
What is the purpose of the conversation between Lady Macduff and her son?
The exchange between Lady Macduff and her son
provides comic relief in the scene
. It intensifies the suspense and anticipation of impending horror.
How does Macduff receive the news of his loss?
Ross is biding his time and skirting the truth to soften the blow to Macduff
(“to relate the manner, / Were, … / To add the death of you”) and gives him the news of his family’s destruction after gentle preparation. Macduff’s first emotion is overwhelming grief mixed with guilt.
Why is Macduff angry with Macbeth?
At the beginning of the play, Macduff is a loyal and brave noble fighting on Duncan’s side. … Once Macbeth understands that Macduff will not be loyal to him, Macduff becomes a particular focus of Macbeth’s anger, guilt, and rabid desire to protect
his power
.
What does Macduff say at the end of Macbeth?
Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure, For goodness dare not check thee
. Macduff says these lines in Act 4 scene 3, after having abandoned his wife and children and fled for his life.
What does Malcolm say to Macduff?
Summarize Malcolms confession to Macduff? He tells
Macduff that he is lustful, greedy, and has no kingly virtues.
What do Malcolm and Macduff now call Macbeth?
Malcolm and MacDuff call
MacBeth a tyrannical king
; they are ashamed of being Scottish and living in Scotland with MacBeth as king.
