FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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Macduff thinks Lady Macbeth is too soft to hear about murder, but she committed it
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Macduff is known for his kind and gentle ways, so it’s odd to hear him being gruff with her
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Macduff hated King Duncan, so it’s ironic that he’s upset about Duncan’s death
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Macduff has always hated Lady Macduff, so it’s ironic that he’s treated her kindly
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Detailed explanation-1: -O gentle lady, ‘tis not for you to hear what I can speak. The repetition in a woman’s ear would murder as it fell. This is ironic as Macduff is saying that the news of Duncan’s murder is too much for Lady Macbeth to hear, when she is the one who planned his murder.
Detailed explanation-2: -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? It is ironic because Lady Macbeth was part of King Duncan’s killing; and Macduff just discovered that the King has been killed.
Detailed explanation-3: -He wants to frighten her for encouraging him. He feels distressed and shocked at what he has done. Q.
Detailed explanation-4: -In this scene, Macbeth returns from murdering Duncan, alarmed that he heard a noise. Lady Macbeth dismisses his fears and sees that he has brought the guards’ daggers with him, rather than planting them at the scene of the crime. She tells him to return the daggers but he refuses and Lady Macbeth goes instead.