FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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Macbeth writes her a letter and tells her
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One of the witches comes to tell her
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She sees it in a dream
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She has a vision of the prophecy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth reads her husband’s letter about his meeting the witches. She fears that Macbeth lacks the ruthlessness he needs to kill Duncan and fulfill the witches’ second prophecy. When she learns that Duncan is coming to visit, she calls upon supernatural agents to fill her with cruelty.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does Lady Macbeth find out about the witches prophecies? She receives a letter from Macbeth telling her about the witches prophecies. What is Lady Macbeth’s main concern about her husband? He is too much of a wimp to kill King Duncan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth’s reaction when she reads her husband’s letter is powerful and dramatic. As soon as she’s finished reading, she has decided she will make sure Macbeth is king. It’s as if she and her husband are thinking exactly the same thing. She does not hesitate for a moment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth becomes convinced that the Witches’ prophecy is true when Duncan names him Thane of Cawdor, which the Witches prophesied would happen.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lady Macbeth reads a letter where she is told, by Macbeth, about the witches prophecy. Lady Macbeth feels that Macbeth is an honourable man and will not fulfil the prophecy outlined by the witches. Her method of probing is a strategy to encourage him to act according to her wishes.