Sunday, February 21, 2016

In Macbeth, what two main faults does Malcolm pretend he has when he's talking to Macduff?

The scene you are referring to is when Macduff comes to Malcolm
to enlist his help to overthrow Macbeth from the throne. Malcolm is wary of Macduff's true
intentions and therefore tests him by pretending to have too many vices to be of anyhelp to
Macduff.


Check out Act 4 scene 3, and notice how Macduff says he has
"vices" too. Under this section, his two main vices
are:


Lust - he argues that his lust
could not be quenched by all of Macduff's wives, daughters and old women and young women. He
would go to any lengths to try to satisfy this
lust.


Greed - Malcolm notes that he
would kill the landowners under him in order to get their homes and
wealth.


He then lists qualities a king should hold and argues that
he does not possess any of them. These include "justice, verity, temperance, stableness, bounty,
perseverance, mercy, lowliness, devotion, patience, courage, fortitude"
(4.3.94-96).

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