FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Banquo
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Ross
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Lennox
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Hecate
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Lesser than Macbeth, and greater”. This prophecy, spoken by the first witch, means that Banquo will be “lesser” in royal ranks but will be “greater”, because he will be the father of the future kings.
Detailed explanation-2: -What do the witches mean when they say, ‘Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none’? They mean that Banquo will be greater in death than Macbeth is in life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Third Witch After the Witches prophesize that Macbeth will be king in Act 1 scene 3, Banquo asks what his future holds. 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -They predict that Banquo will be “lesser than Macbeth, and greater, Not so happy, and yet happier” and that his descendants will be kings although he will not be one.
Detailed explanation-5: -The witches prophecy to Banquo : though you are lesser than Macbeth at the present, in the future you will be more powerful and dominant over him . ( Banquo’s lineage will be future kings in Scotland ) .