Some people who insinuate as though they are insignificant actually have a more prominant impact than one might think. In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, there are characters' who only appear in a minimum number of scene's, but serve a much more substantial purpose to the plot. Without these characters', the play would not end up the same since other characters would become shaped differently since they could avoid some conflicts. Although the characters lack an abundance of screen time, they do not lack purpose within the play. Characters' such as Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family advance the plot through their roles and shape the main characters'.
To begin, Duncan plays an extremely important role in shaping Macbeth. Duncan has a minuscule
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Macduff's wife and children do not appear in a great quantity of scenes, but they still have a predominant role in the play. For instance, his wife and children have a scene where they are talking to each other and the audience gets a view on how they interact with each other. This may not seem important, but it displays their family connection. Later, they end up murdered by Macbeth and some of his men. Due to the conversation displayed before, it makes the audience feel sympathetic and distraught about their deaths. Not only does it create sympathy, but it also shapes Macbeth's character. It causes him to appear as ruthless and out of control, since he murdered an innocent family that had kids. As well, the deaths of the family shaped Macduff. When he finds out about the death of his family, he appears vastly distraught and upset; however, he finds himself encouraged to turn those feelings into anger against Macbeth and use it as encouragement to end him, which he ends up doing at the end of the play. So, Macduff's family has little scenes but still manages to advance the plot and shape multiple main