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The murder scene of Lady Macduff
and her child shows the sheer insanity of Macbeth and his newfound residence
in evil. The image of a newborn babe
is constantly mentioned in the play as to represent innocence, “And
pity, like a naked new-born babe, striding the blast,” (Macbeth).
Macbeth interprets this form of innocence or pity as weakness, and therefore,
he seeks make himself strong by slaughtering this child. It takes a true monster to murder a child,
and Macbeth has proved himself to be that monster. Where once he questioned
murdering a frail old man, he now commands the assassinations of mothers and
children without a seconds thought. He has purged himself of weakness, but in
doing so, he has murdered his conscience as well as his humanity. |
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