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How does Macduff respond to each of Malcolm's three confessions in the Shakespearean play Macbeth?
Macduff didn't abandon Malcolm's cause but instead grieved for his country. Malcolm then revealed his intention to restore just rule to Scotland.
When Macduff receives the news of his family Malcolm urges him to?
Malcolm wants Macduff to take revenge on the murderer, who happens to be Malcolm's enemy Macbeth. In this respect, Malcolm resembles Claudius in Hamlet, who uses Laertes' desire for revenge for his own personal ends.
Where is Macduff in act 4?
He is at the English court in order to meet with Malcolm.
What were the three things Malcolm told Mscduff so he would discover his loyalty?
Malcolm told Macduff that he was greedy, and lustful and had absolutely no desire to be king. He even tried to convince Macduff to accept the opportunity to become king but instead Macduff turned down the offer and told Malcolm that despite all of his bad qualities he would still make an excellent king.
Why does Malcolm at first suspect Macduff of treachery?
Malcolm suspected Macduff of having designs on the crown and throne of Scotland. In Act 4 Scene 3, Macduff had arrived in England from Scotland. He had joined the group of discontented Scotsmen that had formed around the subsequent King Malcolm III [d. November 13, 1093]. Malcolm wanted to take the throne of Scotland away from Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057]. He wanted someone else to kill and behead Macbeth. But he didn't want Macbeth's murderer to gain the Scottish crown and throne. Malcolm knew that Macbeth had had Macduff's entire family and household murdered. So he wanted Macduff to be Macbeth's murderer. But he wanted to make sure that Macduff would do the killing only to avenge his lost family and household. He wanted to make sure that Macduff wouldn't try to claim the crown and throne as his.
