FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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Banquo is not there because he was murdered
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Banquo is not there because he has fled to England
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Banquo is not a friend of Macbeth’s any longer
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Banquo is plotting the murder of Macbeth
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is ironic about MacBeth’s speech? He makes a toast about Banquo’s absence and that he is missed, although MacBeth just had him killed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The appearance of the ghost of Banquo is another example of dramatic irony because the audience knows Macbeth has murdered Banquo, but the other characters in the scene don’t know this information.
Detailed explanation-3: -how does Mac use dramatic irony to comment on Banquo’s fate? Banquo reflects on Macbeth’s rise to power and witches’ prophecies. Lady Macbeth reflects on her state now that Duncan has been killed.
Detailed explanation-4: -There is dramatic irony in Macbeth’s speech in the royal banquet scene, as well as in his conversation with Banquo’s ghost. There is much irony in Duncan’s speeches as well, when he greets Macbeth as ‘O worthiest cousin’, his words prove ironical because Macbeth commits the most treacherous act by murdering him.