page_title: Macduff (Macbeth)
hierarchical_section_title: Macduff (Macbeth)
caption_attribution_description: Hand-coloured lithograph of John Langford Pritchard as Macduff in 'Macbeth'
context_page_description: Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth that is loosely based on history. Macduff, a legendary hero, plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act. He can be seen as the avenging hero who helps save Scotland from Macbeth's tyranny in the play.
  The character is first known from Chronica Gentis Scotorum and Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland. Shakespeare drew mostly from Holinshed's Chronicles.
  Although characterised sporadically throughout the play, Macduff serves as a foil to Macbeth and a figure of morality.
context_section_description: Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c.1603–1607) that is loosely based on history. Macduff, a legendary hero, plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act. He can be seen as the avenging hero who helps save Scotland from Macbeth's tyranny in the play.
  The character is first known from Chronica Gentis Scotorum (late 14th century) and Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland (early 15th century). Shakespeare drew mostly from Holinshed's Chronicles (1587).
  Although characterised sporadically throughout the play, Macduff serves as a foil to Macbeth and a figure of morality.
caption: John Langford Pritchard as Macduff, depicted by Richard James Lane in 1838
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