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Throughout this entire scene, representations and important significance surrounds many moments and actions from Lady Macduff to the murderers, and the entire play can truly be understand just through this scene. At the beginning of the scene, extremely important and symbolic actions occur as Lady Macduff and her son are talking comfortably and with complete intimacy in the privacy and safety of their home. During this moment in the scene, everything is calm, safe, and almost perfect. A certain love and care can be realized and felt within the atmosphere of this safe haven. This represents how Macbeth was before he murdered Duncan and before he corrupted his soul, which was controlled and moral. In fact, the mother and son are talking about a subject very close, private, and cherished to both of them, further proving the true trust they have in one another and the trust they have with the serene safe haven of their home. As the scene progresses, and the messenger comes into their home, this shows the transition from serenity and safety, to chaos and corruption. He says that he comes in peace and he is just being a moral man, but danger approaches her and her family. The scene changes and it could be perceived that at this very moment we go through the same transition that Macbeth went through when he went from a moral mind to a corrupted soul. When the murderers walk in, they almost immediately murder Lady Macduff and her son right there on stage. This is so important to the whole entire play, because it represents the corruption of Macbeth’s soul, as now not only is Macbeth murdering men and humans, but he is murdering a child and a woman, two of the most innocent beings in existence. Not only this, but when the murderers take on the task of murdering Lady Macduff and her son, they are corrupting their souls as well. Macbeth’s corruption has now become contagious, and it is affecting far more than he ever intended it to be. |
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