1. The purpose of the scene with Lady Macduff is for the reader to feel as though they are on a personal level with her. Anyone can picture the pain of having a loved one disappear, as Lady Macduff does. "To leave his wife, to leave his babes, His mansion and his titles in a place from whence himself does fly? He loves us not;" 4.2.(8-10). But then you realize Lady Macduff is not so serious about her belief that he does not love his family when she jokes with her son, Ross, about it. Humor is shown when he asks her how she will do for a husband and she responds with, "Why, I can buy me twenty at the market." 4.2.(47).
2. In act 2, we learn that Macduff's character strongly believes that Malcolm should become king. While talking to Malcolm, he tells him "Yet do not fear. Scotland hath foisons to fill up your will of your mere own." 4.3.(103-105).
3. Macbeth has changed since the beginning of the play by showing he has less of a conscious and less guilt about negative actions he does. He showed compassion for his friends, and now he feels the need to murder them all. Macduff describes him as "Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damned in evils to top Macbeth." 4.3.(67-69).
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