Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 6 summary
Act 3, Scene 6 of 28 · 2 min to read the scene
In Act 3, Scene 6, Lennox uses bitter irony to question Macbeth’s conduct, and another Lord reports that Macduff seeks help at the English court. Their conversation reveals resistance to Macbeth’s rule, hopes for restored safety, and the king’s angry preparations for war.
What happens
- Lennox questions the accounts of Duncan’s and Banquo’s deaths by pretending to accept them.
- He points out that Macbeth kills the sleeping suspects before they can deny their guilt.
- Lennox asks about Macduff, who loses favor through frank speech and absence from Macbeth’s feast.
- The Lord reports that Macduff seeks Edward’s help in gathering Northumberland and Siward to oppose Macbeth.
- Macbeth prepares for war, and the Lord describes Macduff’s refusal of a royal message.
- Lennox hopes help reaches their suffering country quickly, and the Lord adds his prayers.
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