What is the main issue between Malcolm and Macduff?
Malcolm and Macduff’s relationship is important because they are loyal to Scotland and encourage one another to do what is needed to remove Macbeth from the throne. As future king and the leader of the army against Macbeth, Malcolm needs a loyal supporter like Macduff. King Duncan had two sons, Malcolm and Donalbain.
What is the significance of Malcolm’s conversation with Macduff in Act 4 Scene 3?
Summary: Act 4, scene 3 Outside King Edward’s palace, Malcolm speaks with Macduff, telling him that he does not trust him since he has left his family in Scotland and may be secretly working for Macbeth. To determine whether Macduff is trustworthy, Malcolm rambles on about his own vices.
What is the dramatic irony in the scene between Malcolm and Macduff?
Dramatic Irony – Malcolm states Macduff has not yet suffered personal loss at the hands of Macbeth. Neither of them knows that Macduff’s entire family has just been murdered at Macbeth’s order.
What does Malcolm learn in this scene?
In the scene Malcolm learns that manhood is more than aggression when Macduff tells him that he must also grieve for his loss (“Dispute it like a man.” – Malcolm, Act 4.3 220; “I shall do so, / But I must also feel it as a man.” – Macduff, Act 4.3 220–21). Malcolm consoles him with an opportunity to grieve.
What does Malcolm reveal to Macduff?
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’.
What is the purpose of Malcolm’s conversation with Macduff?
Malcolm commiserates with Macduff and encourages him to turn his grief to anger against Macbeth and to be enraged by the murders. Macduff resolves to take the fight to Macbeth.
What does Malcolm and Macduff plan to do?
Macduff meets up with Malcolm in England and the two make plans for how to overthrow Macbeth and take back their kingdom. Vowing revenge, Macduff resolves to return to Scotland and murder Macbeth himself.
Why does Malcolm deceive Macduff What does Malcolm hope to gain by deceiving Macduff?
How does Macduff show his true loyalty to Malcolm?
Macduff proves that he is trustworthy by standing up to Malcolm instead of just agreeing with Malcolm or telling him that he is great. This shows Malcolm that Macduff is interested in what’s good for Scotland, not in getting ahead himself.
How does Malcolm’s perception of Macduff change throughout the scene?
In act IV of Macbeth, Malcolm claims a series of vices for himself as a test of character for Macduff. In the end, Macduff rejects Malcolm as unworthy of kingship and falls into despair for the future of Scotland. In doing so, he passes Malcolm’s test, and Malcolm corrects himself on his earlier self-denunciations.
