The Macbeth Study Quiz
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Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, are not fooled by Macbeth's assertion that the guards killed their father. They know their lives are in grave danger and Donalbain whispers:
There's daggers in men's smiles:
the near in blood, The nearer bloody. (2.3.126)
The brothers agree to flee Scotland. Malcolm will go to England and, to be extra cautious, Donalbain will go to Ireland.
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