Question

According to Lennox, in Act III, Scene vi of the play, Macbeth, why does Macduff live in “disgrace”?

Options

• He speaks tactfully and misleads Macbeth.

• He chooses his family over loyalty to the King.

• He is ambitious and wants the throne for himself.

• Macduff does not attend the banquet hosted by Macbeth.

Answer 1

Macduff does not attend the banquet hosted by Macbeth.

Explanation:

In Macbeth, Act III, Scene VI, Lennox discusses the political situation. He writes that Macduff lives in “disgrace” because he declined to attend Macbeth’s crowning banquet, which was interpreted as a sign of dishonesty to Macbeth. This heightens mistrust of Macduff and emphasizes the mounting tension and terror under Macbeth’s dictatorial authority.