Malcolm

Cards (1)

  • “What I am truly. // is thine and my poor countries, to command” (Act 4)
    Caesura would make the actor pause allowing the audience to fully absorb his dedication and his embodiment of a true king
    possesive pronoun “my” reveals not just ownership but a paternal tenderness the word poor evokes sympathy for Scotlands suffering under Macbeth
    ”my poor country“ Malcom portrays himself not as a distant ruler, but as compassionate protector which is a foil to the tyrannical Macbeth