Macduff

• O horror , horror, horror! Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee


  Expressed profound horror and shock upon discovering King Duncan's murdered body

  > Repetition of horror- intensity of emotions

  > Highlights his loyalty and genuine grief
• Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife

  • Macduff's warning to Macbeth structured as an anaphora
  • Repetition of "Macbeth" emphasis urgency and seriousness of his message
  • Pivotal moment of foreshadowing Macduff's involvement in Macbeth's downfall
• Tell thee Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped

  • Macduff reveals he was born via Caesarean
  • "Untimely ripped" created vivid striking imagery
  • Ironic as it fulfils prophecy