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• Lady Macduff tells her son that her father is a traitor
• In-depth conversation between mother and son about the nature of treason and who can be declared treasonous
• Macbeth himself doesn't carry out the murder of Lady Macduff's son
• Suggestion that Macbeth couldn't have brought himself to do it even if he wanted to
• This is Macbeth's lowest point, he's portrayed as an out-and-out villain with almost no positive traits
• Shakespeare keeps Macbeth somewhat redeemable by not having him visually on stage involved in the murder
• Shakespeare's attempts to keep Macbeth away from the murders he sanctions are structural ploys to maintain some elements of sympathy for the central character
• Shakespeare needs to keep Macbeth as a character who can arouse some sort of sympathy in the audience to maintain the tragic nature of the play
• The e-book "Mr. Braus Guide to William Shakespeare's Macbeth" provides a complete play line-by-line translation into modern English and scene by scene analysis
• The e-book is over 300 pages in length and includes detailed analysis of language, structure, form, and context for every scene
• Each chapter of the book is accompanied by a video like the one watched, available for purchase at mrbruck.com/macbeth for two pounds