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	Clan MACDUFF
		Alexander born in 1849 was Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff and became Lord Lieutenant of the county of London.
		Macduff fled to the court of Siward, Earl of Northumbria, where he represented to Macbeth’s cousins, sons of the late Duncan, King of Scots, that the time was ripe for them to secure possession of their father’s throne.
		Septs of Clan MacDuff: Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Spence, Spens, Wemyss.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/macduff2.html (2387 words)

	Plot Summary
		Macduff, still innocent of the punishment exacted from his family, is already in England with Malcolm, who has the support of the English monarchy in raising an army to march against Macbeth; Macduff's allegiance to Malcolm intensifies when Rosse arrives to tell him the fate of his family.
		Macduff insists, and attacks, and Macbeth tells him of the witches' prophecy that he cannot die at the hands of "one of woman born." Macduff reveals that he was not born naturally, but delivered prematurely through Caesarean section.
		Macduff: Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a nobleman in the King of Scotland's retinue.
	www.stpeterschools.org /DimockPlotSummaryMcBeth.htm (6307 words)

	History of the MacDuff/Duff Clan
		One of his descendants, Gillemichael MacDuff, the 3rd Earl of Fife, had a grandson Michael who was the source of the Wemyss family of MacDuff, while another descendant may have been the ancestor of the Duffs of Banffshire.
		The royal ancestry is acknowledged by the use of the lion rampant in the MacDuff crest.
		Duncan MacDuff, who died in 1154 was made a hereditary earl by King David I and the Macduffs were given the honour of crowning the king.
	www.rampantscotland.com /clans/blclanmacduff.htm (435 words)

	Clan MacDuff
		The MacDuffs had the privilege of crowning the King, of leading the Scottish army, and privilege of sanctuary at the cross of MacDuff in Fifeshire.
		The death of Macduff is unknown, but he is recorded upon occasion to have commanded the king’s army against the rebels in Mar. The son of Macduff, Dufagan or Macduff, is styled as second earl of Fife.
		One was connected with lore of MacDuff, the Thane of Fife of the royal house of Duff, from which the Wemyss family descends, as noted by Moncreiffe, Grimble, Weems, and other writers.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/carlow/97/macduff.html (3329 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Macduff (thane)
		Macduff is a fictional character in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
		He is the Thane of Fife, and flees to England to Malcolm, the son of King Duncan when he suspects that the king was slain by Macbeth.
		While being a fictional character, the MacDuff Clan were the most powerful family in Fife in the medieval ages.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Macduff_(thane) (254 words)

	The Barony of Macduff
		“Lay on, Macduff; and damned be he that first cries, ‘Hold enough!’” This, from the play whose title those in the superstitious theatre world fear to mention, is the favourite quotation of young schoolboys, and it was the Chief of the Macduff clan who in the year 1056 AD allegedly slew Macbeth.
		He is supposed to have been the Thane of Fife (although there were no such thanes), and a distinguished figure in Scottish history whose powers and privileges his successors in the Earldom of Fife believed they had inherited.
		The arms of Alexander Ramsay of Mar, 7th Baron of Macduff, whose banner is illustrated on the left, quarter his father’s Ramsay arms with those of the Duke of Connaught whose daughter, Princess Patricia, was his mother.
	www.baronage.co.uk /2004a/Macduff-1.html (1081 words)

	Macbeth
		Macduff is in disgrace because he has joined Malcolm in England to help organize the overthrow of Macbeth.
		At Macduff’s home at Fife, Ross informs Lady Macduff that her husband has fled to England, but he cannot explain why, assuring her that he had to flee.
		Macduff meets with Malcolm in England telling him of the situation in Scotland under Macbeth and urging him to oppose Macbeth.
	www.skidmore.edu /academics/theater/macbeth.html (2347 words)

	Macbeth Navigator: Characters: Macduff, a Scottish nobleman
		Thus Macduff chides the Porter at the gate of Macbeth's castle.
		It's clear that he is suspicious of Macduff, and it's also clear that Macduff is in danger, because Macbeth has decided that he has waded so far into a river of blood that he might as well go over to the other side.
		When Macduff tells Malcolm of the terrible things that are happening in Scotland under the tyrant Macbeth, Malcolm suggests that they should weep for the fate of their country.
	www.clicknotes.com /macbeth/Macduff.html (1121 words)

	10. Macbeth. Lamb, Charles and Mary. 1878. Tales from Shakespeare
		The first thing he heard when he got out of the witches’ cave, was that Macduff, thane of Fife, had fled to England, to join the army which was forming against him under Malcolm, the eldest son of the late king, with intent to displace Macbeth, and set Malcolm, the right heir, upon the throne.
		Macbeth, stung with rage, set upon the castle of Macduff, and put his wife and children, whom the thane had left behind, to the sword, and extended the slaughter to all who claimed the least relationship to Macduff.
		Such as could, fled to join with Malcolm and Macduff, who were now approaching with a powerful army, which they had raised in England; and the rest secretly wished success to their arms, though for fear of Macbeth they could take no active part.
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	Macduff - GargWiki
		He fought for Duncan against Macbeth in 1040, and tried to stab Macbeth in the back while Duncan attacked him in the front, only to be incapacitated by Demona.
		Macduff is presumably the "Gargoyles" equivalent of the Macduff of Shakespeare’s play, although obviously not quite identical to him.
		The Shakespearean Macduff, Thane of Fife, slays Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play, being the only one able to do so since he was not "of woman born", but "from his mother’s womb untimely ripped", via Caesarian section.
	gargoyles.dracandros.com /Macduff (125 words)

	Shakespeare Macbeth Summary
		Thanes (or noblemen) Ross and Angus enter and say the Thane of Cawdor had traitorously joined with Norway [apparently surreptitiously], but the Norwegians were defeated by Macbeth [and Macbeth does not know of Cawdor's participation].
		Macduff returns horrified at the sight of the murdered Duncan: "O horror, horror, horror!" While Macbeth and Lennox go to look for themselves, Macduff sounds the alarm to awaken the castle, calling to the sleeping inhabitants as if it were the Last Judgment.
		Macduff thinks they were bribed by Duncan's sons to do the murder, since the son's flight appears suspicious.
	www.mcgoodwin.net /pages/otherbooks/ws_macbeth.html (4661 words)

	JiffyNotes: Macbeth: Summary: Plot Summary
		Macduff, the Thane of Fife, arrives at the castle right after Duncan is murdered.
		Macduff reveals to Macbeth that he was ripped from his mother’s womb early, which makes him not of woman born.
		Macduff kills Macbeth and cuts off his head to present to Malcolm, who is declared the new King of Scotland.
	www.jiffynotes.com /Macbeth/PlotSummary.html (833 words)

	Macbeth Characters
		Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King's army and LADY MACBETH, his wife Macbeth is a basically good man who is troubled by his conscience and loyalty though at the same time ambitious and murderous.
		Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King's army Banquo serves as a foil to Macbeth, showing an alternate react to prophecy.
		Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland Macduff shows early on a distrust of Macbeth.
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	macbeth
		He is afraid that some of the Thanes suspect that Duncan wasn't killed by the guards and the only person who knows about the witches' predictions beside Macbeth is Banquo, whose children should be kings some day as well.
		Macduff is so angry that he and Malcolm set out from England with 10,000 men.
		Macbeth warns him that no man born of a woman can harm him, but Macduff is not sacred because he was ripped from his mother's womb-and so kills Macbeth.
	www.angelfire.com /ny2/mbhs7050/macbeth.html (871 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Macbeth Study Guide - Character List
		He becomes the Thane of Cawdor and is prompted by the witches' prophesy and his wife's goading to kill Duncan and become king of Scotland.
		Banquo, Thane of Lochaber: a general of Duncan's army along with Macbeth, he is also the subject of one of the witches' prophesies.
		Lady Macduff, Macduff's wife: a kind and motherly foil for Lady Macbeth's lack of feminine sympathies, she is killed along with her children when Macduff flees.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/macbeth/charlist.html (463 words)

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		Ross and Macduff doubtfully discuss the news that Malcolm and Donalbain are responsible for their father's murder.
		Speaking to Malcolm and Macduff, Ross tells of Scotland's suffering under Macbeth and of the slaughter of Macduff's wife and children.
		Macbeth hears that his thanes are abandoning him, that the English army is approaching, and that his wife is soul-sick, but he tries to convince himself that he has nothing to fear, and prepares to fight.
	www.flagrant.tv /bynight/articles/macbeth.asp (1953 words)

	Opera Talent
		There was a king of Alba named Duff in the 10th century, who was killed by the thane Donwald whilst a guest in the thane’s house, and it is this incident that becomes the murder of Duncan by the Macbeths in Shakespeare’s play.
		Indeed, the first recorded Thane (Earl) was Abbot Ethelred of Dunkeld, son of King Malcolm III (Canmore) and Queen Margaret.
		CHARACTER EVOLUTION: Macduff appears with King Duncan as part of his escort; it is his job to wake the king.
	www.operatalent.com /Safe/Roles/Macduff75602359.asp?rolea=282 (453 words)

	William Shakespeare: Macbeth.
		The Thane of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman; and to be King Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor.
		Sons, kinsmen, thanes, And you whose places are the nearest, know We will establish our estate upon Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter The Prince of Cumberland; which honor must Not unaccompanied invest him only, But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine On all deservers.
		Macduff, this noble passion, Child of integrity, hath from my soul Wiped the fl scruples, reconciled my thoughts To thy good truth and honor.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~rbear/shake/macbeth.html (13384 words)

	JiffyNotes: Macbeth: Summary: Scene 2.3 and 2.4
		When Macduff asks the porter why it took so long to open the gate, the porter answers that he was drinking heavily that night, and he describes the art of drinking at length.
		Macduff tires of the porter, at which point Macbeth enters in his nightgown.
		Macduff reenters after seeing the horrible image of his murdered king and instructs Macbeth and Lennox to see for themselves.
	www.jiffynotes.com /Macbeth/Scene2.3and2.4.html (487 words)

	Plot Summary for Macbeth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Macbeth, who is Thane of Glamis, is told that he will become thane also of Cawdor and King of Scotland as well; Banquo is promised that his sons will be kings, though he shall never rule.
		In England, Macduff has some difficulty in convincing Malcolm of his trustworthiness, but when word reaches them of the massacre of Macduff's family, Malcolm invites him to join the army he has raised for an invasion of Scotland.
		Macduff presents Macbeth's head to the triumphant Malcolm, who is proclaimed king of Scotland.
	www.uwplatt.edu /~hadorn/macbethsum.htm (741 words)

	BJU ~ Macbeth
		They hail the men with chilling prophecies in riddle form: now Thane of Glamis, Macbeth shall be Thane of Cawdor and finally king; Banquo shall be father to kings though never king himself.
		Thus he hires the murder of Macduff's wife and all his children while the noble thane Macduff is in England, where he goes to persuade the exiled Malcolm to join forces with him against Macbeth.
		Macduff at last slays Macbeth, and Malcolm is crowned king of Scotland.
	www.bju.edu /campus/fa/cod/cp/macbeth (657 words)

	Macbeth Characters
		MACBETH, Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King's army and LADY MACBETH, his wife
		MACDUFF, Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland
		Old Siward is the Earl of Northumberland and an ally of Malcom and Macduff.
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	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Macbeth Study Guide - Short Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The thanes knock at the gate, and Macduff discovers Duncan's body when he goes in to wake him up.
		Meanwhile, Macbeth's thanes begin to turn from him, and Macduff meets Malcolm in England to prepare an army to march on Scotland.
		As they fight, Macduff reveals that he was not "born of woman" but was "untimely ripped" from his mother's womb.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/macbeth/shortsumm.html (1045 words)

	Enjoying "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
		Macduff's precocious little son jokes with his mother about how there are more bad than good people in the world, and adds some wisecracks at the expense of her own possible morals.
		Macduff recounts how he was cut out of his mother's uterus at the moment of her death.
		The Historical Macduff -- This source repeats the (probably wrong) story that the first Earl of Fife was Ethelred, and that he was a son of Malcolm.
	www.pathguy.com /macbeth.htm (8077 words)

	Discover and Explore Macbeth - Macduff
		Macduff, Thane of Fife, plays an important role in Shakespeare's play.
		If that were the truth of it then so be it, but it wasn't, for Macduff was in reality not a Macbeth man. He was indeed a king's man but not King Macbeth.
		After the death of Duncan when Macbeth was consolidating his position, Macduff had every opportunity of staying on in his capacity as Thane of Fife but chose to follow Malcolm and Donalbain on their flight to Northumbria.
	www.thelandofmacbeth.com /macduff.htm (214 words)

	Macduff
		Macduff's words in the next scene are considered significant by some observers who argue that Macduff is the first character to suggest his suspicion.
		It is doubtful whether there ever was a Macduff, Thane of Fife, as portrayed.
		Lady Macduff is furious at her husband for fleeing the country without taking.
	hd-macduff.usafreespace.com (500 words)

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