Lady Macduff has heard that Macduff has fled to England and now sees him as a traitor not to Scotland, but to her and her family. Ross fears that in fleeing to England has put the family at risk from Macbeth, he leaves and Lady Macduff’s son starts asking questions about his father. Is he a traitor, is he dead literally or figuratively and what makes a traitor. A messenger arrives and warns the family of an incoming threat and flees. A murderer arrives and slaughters the son. Lady Macduff attempts to run, with the murderer following.
“Then liars and swearers are fools; for there are liars and swearers enow to beat the honest men, and hang them up.”