Macduff crossed over to England to meet Malcolm who had
taken asylum in the court of the English king after the murder of his father, King
Duncan. Macduff's intention was to convince Malcolm about the dire need of raising a
military campaign against the wholesale tyranny unleashed by Macbeth, and to urge the
legitimate heir to the throne of England to lead the said
campaign.
However, Malcolm expressed doubt as to the
bonafides of Macduff, and pretended that he would be a worse choice than Macbeth. The
quotation is part of Macduff's comments on the reign of terror as let loose in Scotland
by Macbeth. It means how the tyrant resorted to random and wide-spread violence. As
Macbeth went on killing men, new widows who lost their husbands and orphans who lost
their fathers howled and cried in great agony and helplessness. Such foul crimes
committed in the world of man also struck the world above with deep sorrow. Macduff's
words are charged with profound anguish and authenticity of
emotions.
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