Character Analysis: Macduff

Macduff, also known as the King of Fife, becomes a very important character in the play once his family becomes involved. He started off as a static character, not saying much, but his character was always one of silence that held a lot of meaning. He was a Scottish noblemen who often questioned Macbeth’s ruling and does not consent to accepting Macbeth as king. The morning after Duncan’s death, he was the character that pronounced the king’s death, building suspicions of Macbeth ever since. Macduff is the reason for Macbeth’s death, marching to fight against Macbeth and his army on Dunsinane. Macbeth feared Macduff at the discovery that he was “not born of woman” which is basically a Caesarean section. One of the witches predictions were that Macbeth would be slain by a man whom was not born of woman. Macbeth felt invincible until realizing he had no chance against Macduff.