2019年9月18日 · What Shakespeare wrote was “Lay on, Macduff”, and Macbeth wasn’t opening any doors or following Macduff’s lead when he said it. Macbeth and Macduff were fighting one another, and only one of them would survive. The words “Lay on, Macduff” were Macbeth saying “come on, fight me!”

2011年10月28日 · “Lead on, Macduff” This misquotation from Macbeth, in which the title character baits his nemesis to attack him by saying, “Lay on, Macduff,” is now a variation of “After you” — quite a diversion from the original intent. 6. “The milk of human kindness”

2020年2月24日 · Used in any situation calling for vigorous action, the imperative phrase lay on, Macduff means go ahead (and give it your best effort).

2008年9月15日 · Misquote: “Lead on, Macduff” Actual Quote: “Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him who first cries ‘Hold! enough!’” The misquote here suggests that Macbeth wants Macduff to begin moving in to fight. The actual quote is more emphatic, and shows us that Macbeth wants Macduff to begin fighting immediately. 3. From: “Macbeth”

2021年3月22日 · The phrase Lead on, Macduff, meaning “Let’s go!” or “You go on ahead and I’ll follow,” is an alteration of the famous phrase from the final scene of combat in Shakespeare’s Macbeth (Bookshop | Amazon), where Macbeth lures his opponent into combat saying, Lay on, Macduff, And damned be him that first cries “Hold! Enough!”

Strike; attack violently. This imperative, straight from Shakespeare’s Macbeth (5.7), consists of Macbeth’s final words before he is killed by Macduff: “Before my body I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff, and damn’d be him that first cries, ‘Hold, enough!’”

‘Lead on, Macduff’ …is a term that people use to say, ‘go on, I’ll follow you’ but in Macbeth it’s about Macbeth inviting Macduff to engage with him in one-to-one combat, and the phrase is: ‘Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him who first cries ‘Hold! Enough…’