FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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splendid ____ wonderous
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fruitless ____ barren
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Scottish ____ powerful
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this metaphor, Macbeth notes that the witches handed him a scepter by prophesying that he would become king. But the scepter is barren, or infertile, because they also predicted that he will not have male heirs, and thus the scepter and the kingship will pass to an unrelated person.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth is philosiphizing over Banquos prophecy. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, They placed a childless crown on my head.
Detailed explanation-3: -’If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me’. Macbeth (Act I, Scene III). Macbeth hopes in this line, that ‘chance’ will take care of what is necessary to make him king i.e. murdering Duncan.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Macbeth says, “upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip” It implies that Macbeth is distraught that he will not be able to have kings that are of his own dissent because of the witches saying Banquo ‘s son is going to be king.