Character Macduff

• Macduff


  An avenging agent who stands in contrast to the villainous Macbeth
• Macduff


  • Noble
  • Loyal
  • Brave
• Macduff: '"I must also feel it as a man"'
• Macduff's loyalty


  Tested by Malcolm and he passes the test: "I am not treacherous"
• Macduff


  Repeatedly calls Macbeth a "tyrant", i.e. not a true ruler, but one who rules cruelly
• Macduff has no hesitation facing Macbeth – himself a fearsome warrior – in one-to-one combat, and he defeats him
• The audience would feel sympathy for Macduff because of the cruel murder of his innocent family
• Macduff acts as a symbol of the status quo: the actions of Macduff return order to the Kingdom of Scotland and return the rightful, God-chosen king to the throne