Young McDuff

In William Shakespeares "Macbeth", an epic play about blood, glory and pride, Young Mcduff's tragic yet heroic lifestory is revealed. His father of course is Macduff, one of Scotland's most prestigous nobleman, and his mother is Lady Macduff. Macduff was very close to King Duncan and after his untimely death, he always had his suspicions about Macbeth. He chose not to join Macbeth's coronation and later fled Scotland as a traitor leaving his family alone in a ruthless and chaotic country that Scotland had become known for. These actions led to his family having to fend for themselves and eventually being killed by murderers sent by Macbeth.

Young Macduff was killed by murderer's sent by Macbeth. This was Macbeth's attempt to essentially keep Macduff on his heels. This backfired because Macduff vowed to kill Macbeth, and as we all know he kept true to his promise.

Moreover, Young Macduff only appears in the play briefly and it is in his own murder scene. He looks to be a young lad that is a little big for his age, and thus is treated more like a man by people he encounters. He is an average looking boy that dresses in earthy toned robes that represent his down to ear

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However, Young Macduff is a very round character in that he is not only a representation of the Macduff family, he is also a symbol for Scotland itself. His name and his coubtries name were almost synonyms and thus Young Macduff truly was a mirror image of Scotland. He makes an emotional plea to his mother to flea for she is probably the next one to be killed. Even while he is being brutally slayed he looks out for his family and want's them to be saved. When his mother tells him that his father was a traitor, and traitors are liars that get hanged by the honest men. Unfortunetly two of his best points are also his flaws. Even when his own murderer's spoke ill of his father he snaped and insulted them by calling them shag-eared vilians. He is a son that shows great passion and love for his family and is driven to succeed largely in part to this passion. I feal this was Shakespeare truly giving Young Macduff a name that is a definition of his character.

In conclusion, the play "Macbeth" took part on the soils of Scotland. For example when he passes on and goes to a better place so does Scotland.

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