Thursday, May 10, 2012

MACBETH: Act.4 Scene 3

1. Malcolm tests Macduff by asking why he would leave his family to go to England. He has to test him since people have come to him before luring him to Macbeth. Macduff proves himself as loyal by talking about how he hates Macbeth and all of Macduff's struggles in the country. 

2. Ross's subtext was that they are well at peace now that they are dead. He would probably be saying it sarcastically and too the side on stage.

3. My children and wife killed? And I have to be away from there too? He has no children! ALL my pretty ones? All of them? Wow, he killed all of my children and their mother. I need to feel it like a man. Did heaven watch this and not send help? Sinful Macduff, it's al because of you! Not for their mistakes, but mine! May they rest in Heaven. I'd rather not wait like a women, but come face to face with Macbeth and let me kill him now. If he escapes, heaven forgive him too. 
               >From this paraphrase, I figured that Macduff feels guilty for leaving his family. At first he is 
                 shocked, second he feels guilt, and third he just wants to be like a man and get revenge.

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