FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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He’s testing Macduff to make sure he can be trusted.
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He doesn’t really want the responsibilities that come with being king.
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He is afraid that Macbeth will kill him.
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He is now king of England and has no interest in being king of Scotland.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Malcolm pretend that he would be a worse king than Macbeth? He’s testing Macduff to make sure he can be trusted. He doesn’t really want the responsibilities that come with being king. He is afraid that Macbeth will kill him.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Macduff meets Malcolm in England, Malcolm pretends that he would make an even worse king than Macbeth in order to test Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland. The bad qualities he claims to possess include lust, greed, and a chaotic and violent temperament.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Malcolm pretend he is more evil than Macbeth? He is testing Macduff’s integrity because – with all the spies and traitors that Macbeth has created – he is afraid that Macduff might be on Macbeth’s side.
Detailed explanation-4: -In order to test Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland, Malcolm pretends that he would make an even worse king than Macbeth. He tells Macduff of his reproachable qualities-among them a thirst for personal power and a violent temperament, both of which seem to characterize Macbeth perfectly.
Detailed explanation-5: -Malcolm tests Macduff’s loyalty by pretending to be a worse human being than Macbeth himself. Macduff refuses to give up his loyalty to the Scottish royal family. Malcolm reveals his deception and contrasts the ‘integrity’ and ‘good truth and honour’ of Macduff with that of ‘Devilish Macbeth’.