The other Lords present advise Lennox that Macduff has fled from Scotland and is with Malcolm in England. They have requested aid from King Edward the Confessor and they hope that with God’s help they will be able to overthrow the tyrannical Macbeth, and that Scotland can return to stability.
Analysis
Macbeth’s murder of Banquo, committed to control his fate, has had the opposite effects. Now the thanes see Macbeth for what he is: a tyrant.
Compare Macduff and Macbeth: Macbeth will do anything for personal power; Macduff will do anything to save his country.
Ambition has made Macbeth a violent tyrant who holds the throne only through fear.
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