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Macduff slays Macbeth and is in this functional sense the hero of the play. Macduff recognizes that Macbeth is behind the death of Duncan after Banquo is also slain, and he appoints himself to head the legitimate cause of the kings eldest son, Malcolm. ... He first remonstrates with himself, acknowledging that he has been sinful in the sense that his innocent wife and children were slain for his opposition to Macbeth. ... 219), Macduff agrees on the need to exact vengeance upon Macbeth, but tells the prince, "I shall do so;/But I must also feel it as a man" (IV, iii, ll.
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