Macduff character quotations✅

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m s m h b o t l a t

Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope the lord’s anointed temple

Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope the lord’s anointed temple

• Reinforces how Macduff believed Duncan’s reign was holy, by referring to his body as a “temple”

• Sees regicide as a crime and a sin

• Puts a lot of belief in the Divine Right of Kings, shown by the religious imagery in this statement

o h h h

O, horror, horror, horror

O, horror, horror, horror

• Epizeuxis emphasises Macduff’s shock and emotional reaction to Duncan’s death

• Shows how Macduff believes in the Divine Right of Kings and the keeping of the natural order, as he is horrified to see regicide

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Bleed, bleed poor country

Bleed, bleed poor country

• Personifying Scotland emphasises his patriotism and anger

• Makes it seem as though Scotland is dying because the Great Chain of Being has been subverted

• He thinks there is no hope if Macbeth remains king, showing how he wants the best for the country, not himself

i m a f i a a m

I must also feel it as a man

I must also feel it as a man

• Modal verb ‘must’ shows how he will not back down to societal norms - he sticks to his own beliefs

• Believes that being a man does not just entail unchained aggression, but also emotional tenderness

• Subverting Jacobean norms of gender roles

A m p o

All my pretty ones?

All my pretty ones?

• Multiple rhetorical questions shows vulnerability

• He cannot imagine why anyone would do that, contrasting his emotional, moral nature with Macbeth’s ruthlessness and selfishness

T h t

Turn hellhound turn

Turn hellhound turn

• Use of an imperative works, unlike Macbeth whose imperatives are often ineffective

• He sees Macbeth as a creature from Hell, highlighting how he believes Macbeth doesn’t have the Divine Right of Kings

T s t f

Tyrant show thy face

Tyrant show thy face

• Imperative

• Exposes Macbeth as a tyrant, showing how Macduff brings stability and truth to a deceptive reign