Macduff – The Hero of MacbethSome people are just meant to be heroes. In this wonderful play by Shakespeare, Macduff is a good choice and was born to be a hero. Throughout Macbeth, there are several examples of Macduff's heroism and courage. Macduff is a loving and caring man of action, Thane of Fife and a Scottish nobleman hostile to Macbeth's kingship. When he leaves his loving family to flee to England to join Malcolm, Macbeth has Macduff's wife and children murdered. At the end of the play, Macduff (who was born by Caesarean section) kills Macbeth, bringing prosperity back to Scotland and proving the truth in the witches' prophecy that "no man born of woman" can harm Macbeth and his true heroism. Macduff ends up putting his country before his family, whom he loves dearly when he quickly decides to flee to England. Macduff made the most difficult decision of his life and one he had to make to bring prosperity back to Scotland. Lady Macduff questions her husband's wisdom as she sees no reason for him to abandon his family and home. "Wisdom! Leaving his wife, leaving his children, his mansion and his titles in a place from which he himself fled?" » shouts Lady Macduff in question. Although fleeing to England alongside Malcom was a highly questionable decision, there was no doubt in Macduff's mind about what to do. Madduff is a man of action rather than a man of words. There are several occasions where Macduff acts on his thoughts rather than sitting and talking about them, showing his courage, passion, and bravery. Macduff left his family whom he loved dearly and fled without words to England. “My voice is in my sword, you bloodier villain than words can tell you!”, Macduff shouts with his savage rage and decapitates Macbeth in the last gamble of the battle. Macduff is truly the hero of this magnificent Shakespeare play as he takes charge of Macbeth for Scotland..