A Spout of Good Acting

While we are tucked away in our chambers, the porter answers the door. The troublesome knockers turn out to be Macduff and Lennox. Macbeth leaves the chambers and goes out to talk to them. They inquire about Duncan and Macbeth sends them to his room explaining that he is asleep still. Moments later I hear Macduff's cries of horror. I chose to now make my appearance, and being the good actress I am, I pretend to be disgusted that such a horror has taken place in my own home.

When Malcolm and Donalbain arrive, they are told of their father's death and how it was most likey the chamberlains that did it. Then my husband announces that he has killed the chamberlains in his fury. This actually makes me proud of him, it redeemed the cowardly way he acted earlier. However, this makes Macduff suspicious of Macbeth, but my suddenly clever husband blames his killing spree on the strong outrage felt due to the death of his king. I then take this que to put the icing on my acting cake. I fall to the ground and pretend to have fainted, it is the perfect distraction and now all attention is on me.

In my abscence Malcolm and Donalbain decide it is in their best interest to leave for they are not convinced the chamberlains were the murders. My husband and banquo then rally the lords to talk about what has happened. Later, Macduff goes outside to share the news with Ross that my darling husband has been named king by the lords. He must go off to Scone to be crownded. He has finally made me proud of him, for I will now be the wife of a king. To be honest I did not have a lot of faith in him but he actually pulled off the plan.