FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Macbeth
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Macduff
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Lady Macbeth
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Banquo
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Detailed explanation-1: -A drunken porter, answering the knocking at the gate, plays the role of a devil-porter at the gates of hell. He admits Macduff and Lennox, who have come to wake Duncan.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is the noblemen Macduff and Lenox who have arrived to call upon the King. Macduff goes to wake Duncan and re-enters horrified, raising the alarm for his murder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macduff is a loyal thane in Duncan’s service. Unlike the treasonous Macbeth, Macduff is completely loyal to Duncan and his son Malcolm. He discovers Duncan’s body, and he soon becomes suspicious of Macbeth. Fearing Macbeth’s vengeance, he flees to England to support Malcolm in his assault on Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth’s hysteria is only calmed by the masterful Lady Macbeth. However, the scene ends with Macbeth’s regret, Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst (line 74), as he recognises the enormity of his crime.