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This quote from Lady Mcduff basically states that Mcduff does not love his family hand that he leaves his wife to defend and protect their children against the man who wants him dead. I believe behind this quote there is tremendious pain in Lady Mcduff, considering she has heard that her husband has left them to flee to England for his sake and did not think of his family. Reading this and knowing that Mcduff left and did not think of his family makes me understand why Lady Mcduff would say "He loves us not..." beccause he did not think of the safety of his family, he thought only of himself. This foreshadows the slaughter of Lady Mcduff and her son because she compares her and her son to birds of prey and the man who wants her husband dead

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