Macduff

• ’I have no words; my voice is my sword‘ (act 5)
• Violent metaphor:


  In Employing a violent metaphor, MacDuff contends that the restoration of Scotland’s natural order necessitates physical violence – his ambition is to rightfully restore Scotland. Thus, the initial upheavel , brought about by Macbeth’s violent tyrannical means, mandates a similar force to rectify the natural order that has been disrupted
• Macduff is the archetype of the avenging hero, motivated by revenge. Despite his personal motivations rooted in revenge, the nobility of his intentions shines through. His ambitious pursuit of dismantling Macbeth single-handedly to restore order is materialising into a reality
• Short sentence:


  The short sentence reflects the short amount of time that Scotland will have to continue to suffer – by slewing Macbeth Scotland can be rightfully governed and flourish under divine ordain
• ‘Turn, hell-hound, turn’ (act5)
• epithet ‘hell-hound’


  The infernal imagery evoked by the epithet ‘hell-hound’ accentuates Macduff‘s condemnation of Macbeth diabolical ambitions and the ensuing turmiol.
• Macduff stands in stark contrast once more as the antithesis to Macbeth. While Macbeth priorities his own selfish ambitions and desires, Macduff places his country and the people that reside in it at the forefront of his concerns.