FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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He was born from a spell from a witch
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He was born from Cesarean section
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He was much more skilled at fighting than Macbeth
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Macduff was given a special sword from the witches
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although Macbeth believes that he cannot be killed by any man born of a woman, he soon learns that Macduff was “from his mother’s womb / Untimely ripped” (Act V Scene 8 lines 2493/2494)-meaning that Macduff was born by caesarean section. The two fight, and Macduff slays Macbeth offstage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macduff is finally able to kill Macbeth as he was, as the witches’ prophecy stated, “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped”.
Detailed explanation-3: -And what will be the effects of that decision? In “Macbeth”, Macduff-a man untimely ripped from his mother’s womb by a C-section-kills Macbeth at the end of the play, fulfilling the witches’ prophecy that no one born of woman could kill Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth taunts Macduff but Macduff just wants to fight. Macbeth claims that he cannot be defeated because of the witches’ prophecy but Macduff then reveals that he was born by Caesarean birth. Macbeth vows to fight on and the two men battle.
Detailed explanation-5: -Macduff could kill Macbeth because he was “untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb in a cesarean birth. The witches’ prophecy states that no man born of a woman can harm Macbeth, but since Macduff was not “naturally” born of a woman, he is able to slay Macbeth in their final confrontation.