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Why Is Macduff's Statement Of Being A Man Is More Meaningful Than Macbeth

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Prompt: Whose statement of being a man is better Macduff’s or Macbeth’s?

Thesis Statement: From my perspective, Macduff’s statement of being a man is more righteous and meaningful then Macbeth’s statement.

Imagine the world where everything has been taken away from you. Would you enjoy your new life or would you do whatever it takes to get everything back? In the play Macbeth, there are three witches that help guide Macbeth to where he is now. In “Act IV Scene I”, the witches warn Macbeth about Macduff and how he is trying to dethrone him. Macbeth thinks the solution of this is to slaughter all of Macduff’s family. This leads to Macduff now wanting to fight Macbeth and avenging his family. Macbeth's definition of being a man is doing whatever it takes to get what he wants. Macduff’s definition of being a man is getting justice for his family. From my perspective, Macduff’s statement of being a man is more righteous and meaningful than the Macbeth’s statement. …show more content…

He discloses to Malcolm that he can cry and sob like a young lady yet rather he wields his sword in the face of Macbeth and run his sword through him (Act IV Lines "246-248"). When you hear that your family is butchered you would separate and cry. It's alright to cry since it's what every single person do, everybody has feelings yet what you do with those feelings. Macduff comprehended what he needed to do which since crying and sobbing is weak which is the reason his meaning of being a man is more grounded than Macbeth's. Rather Macduff would rather face and murder Macbeth is in the face this is not quite the same as Macbeth's murder that was considered as masculine. Macbeth's murder was done oblivious while the King was sleeping, this is the reason I consider Macduff significance of being a man considerably more

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