Act 4, Scene 3

In England, Malcolm tests Macduff. Then news comes. Macduff's family is dead. He swears revenge.

This scene in five words

Macdufflearnshisfamilydied

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The quotes

3 big quotes in this scene.

All my pretty ones? Did you say "all"? O hell-kite! All?

Macduff · Act 4, Scene 3 · violence · gender and manhood

Macduff hears his family is dead. He asks again and again. He cannot believe it.

But I must also feel it as a man

Macduff · Act 4, Scene 3 · gender and manhood

Malcolm says take it like a man. Macduff says a man feels it too.

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell

Malcolm · Act 4, Scene 3 · kingship · appearance and reality

Even the devil was an angel once. Malcolm tests Macduff. He trusts no one.