Act 4: The Macduff's Slaughter

      In Act 4 Scene 1, Macbeth is told to beware of Macduff which makes him want to get rid of the Macduff family as fast as possible. Without even thinking about it, he sends people to go to Macduff's house to assassinate his family. In doing so he is hoping to eliminate the possibility of Macduff coming after him by crushing his spirit before he gets to kill him as well. In Act 4 Scene 2, the assassins go to Macduff's house and kills his family. Once the news is relayed to Macduff, he is extremely upset and blames himself for their deaths since they only died due to him leaving Scotland.