As with most crimes, the killer becomes a suspect in the minds
of those around him.
Macduff suspects Macbeth's activities
immediately after the discovery of the body. Macbeth admits to killing the guards which makes
Macduff suspicious enough to ask
Later, Macduff refuses to attend Macbeth's coronotion
worrying that the new direction of the kingdom is evil, as evidenced by his quote from scene
iv
Lest our
old robes sit easier than our
new!
The King's sons flee
the scene, afraid for their own live. They sense that someone close to their father killed him
when Donalbain says in scene iii
There's daggers in men's
smiles
The Thane of Ross
also questions Duncan's sons as suspects because they had really nothing additional to gain from
the murder, especially if they ran away! He says in scene iv
'Gainst nature
still!
Thriftless ambition, that wilt ravin
up
Thine own life's
means!
Ross,
Donalbain and, most importantly, Macduff suspect Macbeth in Act II.
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