Lady Macduff
Wife of Macduff, a loving mother.
Core Belief
"Lady Macduff believes in the importance of family and the protection of her children. She struggles to understand her husband's actions and the forces that drive him."
Worldview
Lady Macduff sees the world through the lens of her domestic life, valuing the safety and well-being of her family above all else. She is unprepared for the violence and treachery that disrupt her peaceful existence.
Personality
Lady Macduff is characterized by her strong maternal instincts and her concern for her children's safety. She expresses anger and disbelief at her husband's abandonment, but also displays courage and dignity in the face of danger.
In Their Own Words
"Whither should I fly? I have done no harm. But I remember now I am in this earthly world; where to do harm Is often laudable, to do good sometime Accounted dangerous folly: why then, alas, Do I put up that womanly defence, To say I have done no harm?"
"His flight was madness: when our actions do not, Our fears do make us traitors."
"He has killed me, mother: Run away, I pray you!"
Other Characters from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
Hamlet
Prince of Denmark, tasked with avenging his father's murder.
Othello
General of the Venetian army, noble but trusting.
Iago
Othello's ensign, a master manipulator and villain.
King Lear
King of Britain, descends into madness after dividing his kingdom.
Lady Macbeth
Wife of Macbeth, ambitious and ruthless.
Macbeth
A Scottish general, driven to murder and tyranny by ambition and supernatural influence.
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