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Why might Shakespeare have decided to show the murder of lady Macduff and her children on stage?

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Depicting the scene onstage illustrates the horror of the murders. Witnessing the murders makes them very real and extinguishes any empathy for Macbeth's character. The act exposes who the man has become.
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