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macbeth
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'A dead butcher and his fiend-like queen' how satisfactory do you find Malcolm’s condemnation of Macbeth and his wife
The above quote comes from the end of the play, after Macduff brings in the severed head of Macbeth. Before we can analyse the quote we should first find the definition of 'fiend' and 'butcher'. The word fiend according to the Oxford Dictionary means "The Devil; evil spirit; person of superhuman wickedness (esp. cruelty or malignity)",
The play is about a leader of men who is portrayed as a loyal, honest and trusts worthy person who turns against his own king in a bid to rule the country. I believe the three witches have led him to this decision. The word butcher has two meanings. According to the dictionary the word but
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