FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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a desire to hear more
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a wish that they not come true
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a fear that they have been disastrous for Scotland
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a hope that they prove true for him as they have for Macbeth
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Act 3, scene 1, Banquo’s soliloquy reveals that he is suspicious of Macbeth, who, in becoming king, has achieved all that the Witches promised for him. Banquo senses that Macbeth engaged in foul play in order to make the Witches’ prophecy come true.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summary and Analysis Act III: Scene 1. Banquo suspects Macbeth but gains comfort from the second part of the Witches’ prediction-that his own children will be kings.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the royal palace of Forres, Banquo states his suspicion that Macbeth fulfilled the witches’ prophecies by foul play. But he notes that since the prophecy came true for Macbeth, perhaps it will come true for him as well. Macbeth enters, with other thanes, and Lady Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth is feeling paranoid about Banquo because he feels like Banquo will find out what he has done to the king. In act 3 scene 1 Macbeth says “I’m very afraid of Banquo. There’s something noble about him that makes me fear him. He’s willing to take risks, and his mind never stops working.