FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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He wants to go home to see Lady Macbeth
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He wants to raise the taxes in the lands he rules
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He is very tired. He wants the stars to stop shining so he can sleep
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He wants to be king
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth says, “Stars, hide your fires, Let not light see my black and deep desires.” What are Macbeth’s desires? He now desires to be the king, and he realizes that something will have to be done with the present king (and his sons) before his desires can become reality.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth is clearly worried by the strength of his own ambition which he refers to as black and deep desires. He knows there will be obstacles in his way but is determined to get round them. He just hopes that nobody will see what he is up to which is why he wants the stars to stop shining.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth wants to hide his dark feelings he wants his secret yearning for the throne to remain covered in darkness, especially the fact that he would be willing to do anything, including murdering Duncan, the rightful king, to achieve his ambition. “Stars hide your fires” is personification.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main theme of Macbeth-the destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints-finds its most powerful expression in the play’s two main characters. Macbeth is a courageous Scottish general who is not naturally inclined to commit evil deeds, yet he deeply desires power and advancement.