Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Act IV scene iii Macduff's family

How does Macduff respond to the news of his family’s massacre?

5 comments:

Unknown said...

macdoff takes the death of his family very hard. Malcolm tries to comfort him, but macdoff feels that he is to blame for the death of his family. Macduff vows vengance on Macbeth and plans to overthrow him.

Anonymous said...

Macduff goes insane in rage. He is really angry at Macbeth, because he knows Macbeth sent someone to kill his wife and child, just as he did with Banquo. He has known this for a long time, and soon the epic battle will begin between Macbeth and Macduff. Malcolm does almost nothing to calm him down, because he knows how angry Macduff really is.

Juan Pablo Gnata said...

Macduff is first shocked by the news that Ross gives to him. He does not want to believe it and repeats questions to make sure. Then, he woes, "All my pretty ones? / Did you sal all? / O hell-kite! All? / What, all my pretty chickens and their dam / At one fell swoop?" (4, 3, 217-221) Then, he blames himself for not being there. Malcolm uses the situation to enrage Macduff against Macbeth, now making it a personal affair. Macduff at the end resolves to confront Macbeth to avenge his family's death.

Pichi Molina said...

Macduff responds with anger to his deep sadness. We can see how he regrets and blames himself for not being there and is now more motivated to defeat Macbeth. Macbeth, on the other hand, took a decision that was completley incorrect he not only killed innocent people but also created an enemy with motivation and who has nothing to lose.

Sachi Ohara said...

As all the rest of the people, Macduff took the massacre of his family very badly and was taken over by anger and wrath. It also pushes Macduff into taking the action of attacking Macbeth even more than it used to. It gave the result of the death of Macbeth.