He says this is his way of seeing whether Macduff is a spy for Macbeth. Anyone genuinely wanting to help Malcolm to overthrow Macbeth because he believes Malcolm is better would refuse to follow Malcolm if he was actually worse than Macbeth.
Both Malcolm and Macduff believe Macbeth is a tyrant to be overthrown. However, Malcolm is a tyrant himself, if not even more repulsive than Macbeth. Though Macduff is not fully aware of this fact. Malcolm manipulates Macduff into slaying Macbeth and then plea allegiance to himself as the King of Scotland.
He decides not to hesitate but to act on first impulse in the future. And, feeling an impulse to revenge himself on Macduff's family, he orders everyone in Macduff's home to be slaughtered.
MacDuff reveals that he is not born of a woman. This frightens MacBeth because MacBeth can only be killed by he who is not born of a woman.
He decides not to hesitate but to act on first impulse in the future. And, feeling an impulse to revenge himself on Macduff's family, he orders everyone in Macduff's home to be slaughtered.
The witches show Macbeth a procession of Banquo's descendants as kings.
MacDuff Knox is 5' 10".
Macbeth decides to have Macduff killed.
Both Malcolm and Macduff believe Macbeth is a tyrant to be overthrown. However, Malcolm is a tyrant himself, if not even more repulsive than Macbeth. Though Macduff is not fully aware of this fact. Malcolm manipulates Macduff into slaying Macbeth and then plea allegiance to himself as the King of Scotland.
He decides not to hesitate but to act on first impulse in the future. And, feeling an impulse to revenge himself on Macduff's family, he orders everyone in Macduff's home to be slaughtered.
Macduff blames himself for their death (because he left them unprotected).
MacDuff reveals that he is not born of a woman. This frightens MacBeth because MacBeth can only be killed by he who is not born of a woman.
Macduff deliberately did not attend the coronation of Macbeth, as he suspected Macbeth of foul play in becoming king and did not support his rule. Macduff's absence raised suspicion and tension between himself and Macbeth, ultimately leading to conflict and Macduff's involvement in overthrowing Macbeth.
Malcolm pretends to have all those vices to test Macduff's loyalty to Scotland and assess his true intentions. By accusing himself of vices, Malcolm is probing Macduff's loyalty to see if he is trustworthy and truly willing to fight for Scotland against Macbeth.
Macduff sees himself as a villain who was born for evil, with no virtues or redeeming qualities. He believes he is so wicked that his voice would scare the stones of the earth and make them move away from him. He presents himself as a ruthless and heartless individual who revels in his own wickedness.
He decides not to hesitate but to act on first impulse in the future. And, feeling an impulse to revenge himself on Macduff's family, he orders everyone in Macduff's home to be slaughtered.
Unlike his father who trusted too easily, Malcolm does not trust Macduff. He does not trust him because he thinks that Macduff may be secretly working for Macbeth. To test this theory he rambles lies giving examples of how he is not fit to be king. However, it is Macduff's polite reaction of disagreeing with Malcolm which makes Malcolm believe Macduff.
The witches show Macbeth a procession of Banquo's descendants as kings.