FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Macbeth
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himself
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the witches
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the Thane of Ross
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Detailed explanation-1: -Act 1, scene 3 The three witches greet Macbeth as “Thane of Glamis” (as he is), “Thane of Cawdor, ” and “king hereafter.” They then promise Banquo that he will father kings, and they disappear.
Detailed explanation-2: -What does Banquo wonder about the witches’ prophecy? If his descendants will really become kings. How does Macbeth feel about Banquo? He fears that Banquo and his sons will cut short his reign.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is Banquo who first describes the Witches. His words in Act 1, Scene 3 depict the Witches as stereotypical hags – ‘withered’ and ‘wild’, unearthly beings (’That look not like th’ inhabitants o’ th’ Earth’) with ‘skinny lips’, chapped (’choppy’) fingers and beards (1.3.
Detailed explanation-4: -The witches tell him he’ll be less happy than Macbeth but far happier, and predict that Banquo will never be king, but his descendants will be. Macbeth will soon murder Banquo to try to keep this from happening, but he will fail to kill Banquo’s son Fleance, who could end up making the witches’ prophesy come true.