Lady Macduff, from Macbeth is the wife of Macduff and the mother of Macduff's Son. Her only appearance in the play is in Act IV, Scene ii. When she is first shown she is talking to Ross, one of the Thanes. Lady Macduff is furious at her husband for fleeing the country without taking his family with him or even saying goodbye. Sadly she notes that her son is fathered, yet he's now fatherless. Ross feels sorry for the mother and son and decides that he shouldn't stay any longer, because if he did it would be his disgrace and her discomfort (most likely meaning he'd start to cry).