After Young Siward actually confronts Macbeth during the battle, Macbeth knows he cannot be defeated by a young man, especially if he was born from his mom. So Siward barely even knows who Macbeth is during this event and when he finds out about the man that they are after is right in front of him, he actually fights him with a good pride and dignity, making his father proud he didn't run.
Even though Young Siward was only alive for a few lines and was killed pretty quickly, I'm glad they went through a dramatic march to overtake Macbeth's lines, making the army feel a bit more personal with the main cast of characters.
I think the reaction from Siward was pretty respectable after all that has happened within the story, with Mafduff's family and the trouble they go through. Honestly, if it was near the end of the story anyway, I would have just quickly written off Siward's reaction the same way as Shakespeare did too.
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