| ‘The most diminutive of birds will fight, her young in the nest, against the owl’ (A4S2) | > describing the current situation > presents her as a defenseless and vulnerable victim |
| Dialogue between L.M and her son | > highlights her motherly nature > playful teasing highlights the close relationship between the two |
| ‘Sirrah, your father is dead. And what will you do now? How will you live?As birds do, mother’ | > tries to prepare her son for the future, just in case Macduff dies > again highlights motherly nature – wants to protect her son |
| Lady Macbeth & Lady Macduff | Lady Macduff contrasts to Lady Macbeth:> macduff constructed to highlight social conventions |
Macbeth: Lady Macduff (quotes & analysis)
August 31, 2019