Macbeth

what purpose does it serve when shakespeare has malcolm talk about the "evil"?

macbeth 

act IV

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Malcolm is testing Macduff to see if he would be loyal to him. Although Macbeth is a tyrant, Macduff was disloyal to him. Malcolm starts putting lies on himself to look even more "evil" than Macbeth. Malcolm wants to see how far Macduff would be loyal to him if Malcolm were king.