Macduff

• • "most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope the Lord's anointed temple" (Act 2)
• Religious semantic Feild: 


  There is a religious semantic field as words like "sacrilegious" and "anointed' conjure images of sacredness and holiness. This emphasises Macduff's sincere loyalty to the King and the established order of Scotland.
• His deep distress arises from the tragic murder of the King, who is believed to be divinely ordained according to the doctrine of the divine right of kings, thus betraying his sacred status
• Hyperbolic language: 


  macduffs language explodes w hyperbole, reflecting how the kings murder feels like a personal affront to god himself .the word ‘broke’ shatters the peaceful image of a divinely ordained ruler + forshadowes the fractured + broken state of Scotland under Macbeths reign
• "Iam not treacherous" (Act 4)
• • Simple sentence: The emphatic simple sentence in Macduff's declaration strips away ambiguity . He doesn't cloak himself in decorative language or feigned virtue. This directness strengthens the sincerity of his claim, leaving no room for doubt about his true intentions.
• The diction on treachousness: 


  Macduff's diction of "treachousness serves a clear distinction between him and the treacherous stain that now defines Macbeth.
• This single word isn't merely a denial; it's a weaponised antithesis , a declaration of the moral principles that separates him from the murderer Macbeth.