FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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warn others of the thane of Cawdor’s treachery
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inform others of the thane of Cawdor’s death
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tell Macbeth he is the new thane of Cawdor
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command Macbeth to kill the thane of Cawdor
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Detailed explanation-1: -In scene ii, what does Duncan order Ross to do? Duncan orders Ross to go give Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ross, having just come from the king, tells Macbeth that Duncan bestows upon him the title of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is shocked because it seems to him that the witch’s prophecy has come true in part. This sets him wondering how the final part of the prophecy-Macbeth as king-might also come true.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Thane reports to the king that the Thane of Cawdor has betrayed them by going over to the Norwegians. He then informs Duncan that Macbeth has defeated the King of Norway and the traitor Cawdor. King Duncan is overjoyed and announces that he will give Cawdor’s title to Macbeth as a reward.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overjoyed at the news, Duncan decides to bestow Cawdor’s title on Macbeth, and to execute the former thane. Macbeth and his fellow Captain, Banquo, encounter the three withes, who hail Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, of Cawdor and as ‘King hereafter’.
Detailed explanation-5: -Almost as soon as they are gone, Ross and Angus arrive with news that the king has named Macbeth “Thane of Cawdor.” Macbeth contemplates killing King Duncan in order to become King hereafter as the witches have prophesied. 1.4. Duncan demands and receives assurances that the former thane of Cawdor has been executed.