Analyze how is Macbeth's conflict intensified by the events in scene 4? What lines from his aside in scene 4 (lines 48-53) develop the audience's understanding of this conflict?

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Emilee

19 January, 02:10

Analyze how is Macbeth's conflict intensified by the events in scene 4? What lines from his aside in scene 4 (lines 48-53) develop the audience's understanding of this conflict?

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Manuel Strong · Answer 1

Macbeth's conflict is intensified when Duncan names Malcolm as the "Prince of Cumberland", which means he is next in line for the throne.

When Macbeth says "that is a step / on which I must fall down or else o'erleap / for in my way it lies" he is saying that now Malcolm is in his way on his path for the throne and he now has to figure out a way to either jump over Malcolm or it will cause him to fall.