Why Does Malcolm Use Irony To Test Macduff's Allegiance

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Directions: Read the pages listed above and answer the questions, using evidence in your answers. In addition to answering the questions, pull one passage that either confused you or you have a question about and pull one that you liked and/or found interesting. Please turn these in before class on Monday.

1) How does Malcolm use irony to test Macduff's allegiance? Malcolm used irony to test Macduff's allegiances with a false confession. In order to see if Macduff is trustworthy or not, Malcolm claims that he is lustful, greedy, and devoid of any qualities that the king possesses. Because Malcolm is a righteous character, this is presented as ironic because Malcolm is acting the opposite of his true personality.

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