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Lady Macduff Character Analysis

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Comprising the motif of animals into Macbeth ameliorates the use of characterization, creates foreshadowing, and evokes emotion. While laminating over the absence of her husband, Lady Macduff compares herself to a “poor wren” who portrays “The most diminutive of birds,” (4.2.9-10). Shakespeare’s pitiful description of Lady Macduff illustrates the full extent of her isolation, impotence, and vulnerability. In addition to exemplifying the use of characterization, Lady Macduff foreshadows the death of her and her son. Prior to her death, Lady Macduff states to Ross: “The most diminutive of birds, will flight,/ Her young ones in her nest, against the owl” (4.2.10-11). Based on Lady Macduff’s previous comparison to a wren, the quote foreshadows

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