FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Malcolm
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Macduff
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The Porter
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Lennox
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is Macbeth’s enemy. He discovers Duncan’s body and becomes Malcolm’s chief supporter, following him to England to support him in raising an army against Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Two Scottish noblemen, Macduff and Lennox, arrive to visit King Duncan and discover his body. Macbeth kills the “guilty” servants as punishment as King Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain arrive.
Detailed explanation-3: -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: -In Act 2, Scene 3 of Macbeth, Macduff and Lennox come to fetch the king. Macduff finds King Duncan murdered in his bed. Lennox accuses Duncan’s attendants, who are covered in blood and holding daggers, of the King’s murder. Macbeth announces that he killed the attendants out of love for King Duncan.
Detailed explanation-5: -What did Macduff discover? Macduff discovered Duncan’s body. Macduff says, “Oh, gentle lady, ‘Tis not for you to hear what I can speak. The repetition, in a woman’s ear, Would murder as it fell.” What is ironic about this?