FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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She tells the guests that Banquo’s ghost is haunting Macbeth.
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She tells the guests that Macbeth has had too much to drink.
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She informs the guests that Macbeth is ill.
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She reveals that Macbeth is overcome with grief over the death of Duncan.
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Detailed explanation-1: -She says he is sleepwalking. She says he suffered a shock during a fight to save Banquo from three murderers. She says not to worry because he’s had strange visions since childhood.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the banquet, Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo sitting at his place at the table. He is horrified. Lady Macbeth reassures the guests that it is a momentary fit and tells Macbeth to stop. The ghost disappears and Macbeth is calm.
Detailed explanation-3: -a) Macbeth’s behavior at the banquet shows that he is not well. He exhibits this by seeing the specter of Banquo, who is dead. He admits to seeing the apparition in front of his friends, whom all do not see it. This leads to his friends examining, “Gentlemen, rise, his Highness is not well, (300)".
Detailed explanation-4: -How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet? What excuses does she give for his wild talk? She tells the guests that he often has these fits, that those who know him well have learned to ignore them. When Macbeth really gets out of hand, she sends the guests home.
Detailed explanation-5: -Macbeth shouts at the ghost ("Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!") Lady Macbeth hurriedly dismisses their guests. After everyone but Macbeth and Lady Macbeth leave, he expresses his apprehension to her: “It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood."