Wednesday, 21 October 2015

In Macbeth, why does Macduff refuse to attend Macbeth's coronation?

In act
2, scene 3,and the other Scottish nobles are horrified to discover that Kinghas been
assassinated.and his wife act like they are also astonished, andcomments that he regrets killing
Duncan's chamberlains out of anger. Macduff responds by questioning Macbeth's actions, which
implies that he views him with suspicion and thinks that he may have played a role in the king's
death. In the next scene, Macduff tellsthat he will not attend Macbeth's coronation at Scone and
will instead return to Fife. Macduff's refusal to attend Macbeth's coronation at Scone is
significant and reveals that he does support Macbeth's new title as King of Scotland. Macduff's
actions also indicate that he is suspicious of Macbeth, which is later confirmed when he visits
England and vows to support. Macbeth takes note of Macduff's absence and acknowledges that he
has become an enemy. In response to Macduff's absence, Macbeth has Macduff's entire family
slaughtered while...

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