Macduff discovers King Duncan's body. He arrives in the morning after the murder, saying that the king ordered him to call on him at that time. Macbeth leads him to the room, and after a short time, he emerges describing the horror of the scene, which he likens to a "new Gorgon," meaning, like the fabled Medusa, the sight of the King's bloody corpse is so terrible it will "destroy" them. Macduff is clearly shaken by the sight, and Macbeth pretends he does not know what has happened. His wife also feigns ignorance when she arrives from her bedroom, awakened by Macduff's shouting. Macbeth enters the room after Macduff leaves and kills the two guards, who he blames for the murder. Malcolm and Donalbain flee the country, fearing for their own lives. Macduff, the man who discovers the king's dead body, will ultimately be the one who avenges his death.
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