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Macduff

Proper noun

Meaning

Macduff

A coastal town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, originally in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ7064).

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Examples

Among the changes he made were the expansion of the role of the witches, introducing new songs, dances and 'flying', and the expansion of the role of Lady Macduff as a foil to Lady Macbeth. Source: Internet

A porter opens the gate and Macbeth leads them to the king's chamber, where Macduff discovers Duncan's body. Source: Internet

And he cut more than 10% of Shakespeare's play, including the drunken porter, the murder of Lady Macduff's son, and Malcolm's testing of Macduff. Source: Internet

As the King's armies disintegrate he encounters Macduff, a refugee nobleman whose wife and children had earlier been murdered by Macbeth's death squads. Source: Internet

But when Macduff explains that if Macbeth surrenders he will be subjected to ridicule by his former subjects, Macbeth vows, "I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet, to be baited by a rabble's curse." Source: Internet

At this point, Gently has determined that MacDuff had been possessed by a ghost, and, through the insight of a child, determines that a time machine was involved. Source: Internet

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