FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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a “peerless kinsman”
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an obstacle to the throne
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an enemy not to be tangled with
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a model whose deeds he should imitate
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Detailed explanation-1: -Role in the play. Malcolm, like his father (King Duncan), represents order. He first appears in Act I, scene 2 (1.2), where he is talking to a sergeant, with Duncan about Macbeth’s exploits on the field of battle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth sees the Prince of Cumberland as an obstacle in his path of becoming king. How does Macbeth feel about the plot to kill the King? What various emotions has he demonstrated? He feels bad about killing the king because of his generosity, but his ambition of being king drives him on to kill Thane Duncan.
Detailed explanation-3: -His function in the text is to represent order – fixed, unyielding order – in contrast to the chaotic nightmare that Scotland has become under Macbeth. Malcolm is like his father, whose job it was to punish wrongdoing, reward good acts and keep things going on an even keel.
Detailed explanation-4: -’The Prince of Cumberland! ‘ At Duncan’s palace in Forres, the Thane of Cawdor’s execution is announced. Macbeth and Banquo are heartily thanked for their victories on the battlefield. Duncan’s eldest son, Malcolm, is named the Prince of Cumberland, a position which Macbeth notes he must ‘o’erleap’ to become King.