MacBeth Act 4, Scene 3
...m. MacBeth as compared to Malcolm, however, is an angelic white: pure, honest and gentle like a lamb. Malcolm’s statement is ironic because it claims that MacBeth appears to be evil but is genuinely good and that Malcolm appears to harbor good but is actually evil. The truth is that the two appearances are the realities and dark MacBeth is evil while noble Malcolm is honorable. Malcolm further probes the loyalty of MacDuff as he further denounces himself: "I grant him bloody luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful, sudden malicious, smacking of every sin that has a name. But there’s no bottom, none, in my voluptuousness"(IV iii 70-74). Aware of MacDuff’s devilish opinion of MacBeth, Malcolm proclaims that he is more greedy, lustful, and sinful a man that MacBeth. Malcolm, in an attempt to discover the truth, falsely makes himself appear more malicious than MacBeth. The reality is that MacBeth is greedy for power which has led him to commit horrific sins, while Malcolm is neither greedy nor sinful. Malcolm has strong suspicions of MacDuff’s motive in speaking with him, yet MacDuff strongly vocalizes his frustration with the rule of MacBeth. MacDuff believes that MacBeth should be overthrown as King: "Let us rather hold fast the mortal sword and, like good men, bestride our downfall’n birthdom"(IV iii 3-5). MacDuff, a defender of justice, is sickened by what the country of Scotland has come to, with the great suspicions and lack of safety, for which he blames MacBeth. MacDuff believes...