Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Macduff. Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!Most sacrilegious murder hath broke opeThe Lord’s anointed temple, and stole thenceThe life o’ the building!

Macduff describes Duncan’s murder as a sacrilegious attack on a temple, calling the king “the Lord’s anointed.” This language presents Duncan as sacred and his death as a profound violation, showing how important the king is to Scotland. The passage does not suggest that Macduff wants the throne or that no successor could be worthy.

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