Lady Macduff is worried about her husband’s sudden disappear to England. Lady Macduff does talk to Ross about but Ross leaves her vulnerable to risks. Lady Macduff does question Macduff’s love towards his family since he left the whole family vulnerable to risks knowing that Scotland is not a safe place any more. Lady Macduff then has a really lengthy conversation with her son about traitors and her husband given that she thinks that her husband is a traitor. This conversation ends with the killing of Lady Macduff and her son.

FIRST MURDERER

     (Stabbing him)     What, you egg?
Young fry of treachery!

SON

He has killed me, mother.
Run away, I pray you!
He dies. Exit LADY MACDUFF, crying “Murder!” followed by MURDERERS