FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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The witches may have tempted Macbeth, but the decision to kill Duncan is ultimately his own.
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The witches have already forgotten about Macbeth.
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The witches were busy talking with Banquo.
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The witches can control Macbeth and his wife from a distance through witchcraft.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The witches do not appear during the entirety of Act II. Which of the following would be the MOST reasonable conclusion to draw from this fact? The witches may have tempted Macbeth, but the decision to kill Duncan is ultimately his own.
Detailed explanation-2: -At a banquet, Macbeth is haunted by visions of Banquo’s ghost in front of all his guests. Macbeth visits the witches and they tell him-the only person he needs to beware of is Macduff, no one a woman has given birth to can harm him and he won’t be defeated until Birnam Wood moves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Witches’ Prophecy The witches gather on the moor and cast a spell as Macbeth and Banquo arrive. The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. They then prophesy that Banquo’s children will become kings.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summary: Act 3: Scene 1 In the royal palace at Forres, Banquo paces and thinks about the coronation of Macbeth and the prophecies of the weird sisters. The witches foretold that Macbeth would be king and that Banquo’s line would eventually sit on the throne.
Detailed explanation-5: -They showed him an armed head, a bloody child, a crowned child with a tree in its hand, and, finally, eight kings followed by Banquo’s ghost.