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* Who sent the messenger that warned Lady Macduff (too late, as it turned out) the murderers were coming? The dialogue indicates he was a stranger to her and therefore not a servant or lookout stationed at the castle. For that matter, how did he get into the castle in the first place? He just shows up with no explanation.

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* Who sent the messenger that warned Lady Macduff (too late, as it turned out) the murderers were coming? The dialogue indicates he was a stranger to her and therefore not a servant or lookout stationed at the castle. For that matter, how did he get into the castle in the first place? He just shows up with no explanation.explanation.
** Probably one of Macbeth's people having an attack of conscience.
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* Who sent the messenger that warned Lady MacDuff (too late, as it turned out) the murderers were coming? The dialogue indicates he was a stranger to her and therefore not a servant or lookout stationed at the castle. For that matter, how did he get into the castle in the first place? He just shows up with no explanation.

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* Who sent the messenger that warned Lady MacDuff Macduff (too late, as it turned out) the murderers were coming? The dialogue indicates he was a stranger to her and therefore not a servant or lookout stationed at the castle. For that matter, how did he get into the castle in the first place? He just shows up with no explanation.
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** To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point, so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth [[TargetedToHurtTheHero wouldn't bother going after his family]]. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.

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** To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point, so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth [[TargetedToHurtTheHero wouldn't bother going after his family]]. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.while.
* Who sent the messenger that warned Lady MacDuff (too late, as it turned out) the murderers were coming? The dialogue indicates he was a stranger to her and therefore not a servant or lookout stationed at the castle. For that matter, how did he get into the castle in the first place? He just shows up with no explanation.
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** To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point, so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth wouldn't bother going after his family. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.

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** To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point, so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth [[TargetedToHurtTheHero wouldn't bother going after his family.family]]. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.
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* Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England?
** There was no reason to; [=MacDuff=] had no indication they'd be slaughtered.
** To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth wouldn't bother going after his family. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.

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* Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't Macduff just take his family with him to England?
** There was no reason to; [=MacDuff=] [=Macduff=] had no indication they'd be slaughtered.
** To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point point, so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth wouldn't bother going after his family. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.
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* Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.

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* Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.England?
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* Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.]]
** There was no reason to; [=MacDuff=] had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.]]

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* Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.]]
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** There was no reason to; [=MacDuff=] had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.]]
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* [[spoiler: Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.]]

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** [[spoiler:To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth wouldn't bother going after his family. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.]]

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** [[spoiler:To To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth wouldn't bother going after his family. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.]]
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** There was no reason to; [=MacDuff=] had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.]]

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** There was no reason to; [=MacDuff=] had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.]]
** [[spoiler:To be completely honest, it probably didn't even occur to him to take them. Lady Macduff's language when she's talking to the Thane of Ross about it indicates that Macduff literally just ran away without telling her or his children anything, and when Macduff is told of their deaths, he has a couple of lines that indicate he feels as though he was selfish to leave them behind. It's likely he figured that Macbeth would be coming for him at some point so he just cut his losses and ran and he probably thought with him gone, Macbeth wouldn't bother going after his family. In other words, he ended up grabbing the IdiotBall for a while.
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** There was no reason to; MacDuff had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.]]

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** There was no reason to; MacDuff [=MacDuff=] had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.]]
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* [[spoiler: Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.]]
**There was no reason to; MacDuff had no indication [[spoiler: they'd be slaughtered.
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** [[spoiler: Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.]]

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** * [[spoiler: Instead of letting them die at the hands of Macbeth, why Macduff didn't just take his family with him to England.]]
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