Why does Lady Macduff use the symbol of Macbeth as an owl and herself as a wren?

Answer 1

The wren does not refer to Lady Macduff.
The passage goes as follows:
"Wisdom! 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;
He wants the natural touch: for the poor wren,
The most diminutive of birds, will fight,
Her young ones in her nest, against the owl.
All is the fear and nothing is the love;
As little is the wisdom, where the flight
So runs against all reason. "
Lady Macduff is protesting against Ross's suggestion that it was wisdom that prompted Macduff to go to England and leave his family behind. She contends that he should have stayed to guard his family, like a mother wren. The mother wren represents Macduff, who should be guarding his family from the owl Macbeth, and not Lady Macduff. Animals in nature, she argues, will fight for their families, even tiny ones like mother wrens, but he, Macduff, "wants the natural touch" ("Wants" here has the meaning "lacks") She points out, quite fairly, that if it is so dangerous in Scotland, why would he leave his wife, babes, mansion and titles there? No, she concludes, the reason for his leaving is all fear, no love or wisdom, "where the flight so runs against all reason.

Answer 2

Lady Macduff uses the symbol of Macbeth as an owl and herself as a wren to illustrate their contrasting natures. Owls are associated with darkness, deceit, and death, reflecting Macbeth's treacherous actions. On the other hand, wrens are small and innocent birds, symbolizing Lady Macduff's vulnerability and purity. The comparison highlights the stark differences between them in terms of personality and morality.

Answer 3

that the death of a royalty (remeber this medival times, so they believed god choose kings/queens) has happened and God is angry