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Question
Complete the following sentence by providing a reason.
In Act V Scene viii of the play Macbeth, Macbeth initially refuses to fight Macduff because ______.
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Solution
In Act V Scene viii of the play Macbeth, Macbeth initially refuses to fight Macduff because he was already burdened with guilt / spilled enough blood already / committed a spate of murders.
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