FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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The Thane of Glamis
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The Thane of Cawdor
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King, hereafter
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -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-3: -The three prophecy that the witches predict are that 1) Macbeth will become King of Scotland, 2) that he will also be named Thane of Cawdor, and 3) That Banquo’s heirs will be kings.
Detailed explanation-4: -What does Macbeth’s response to the witches prophesy reveal about his character? That he may be do anything to become King. How could the witches’ greeting and Macbeth’s reaction to it foreshadow his tragic flaw? His reaction is curious and belief in superstition can cause him to believe he will be King.
Detailed explanation-5: -In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won. / That will be ere the set of sun. / Where the place? Upon the heath. / There to meet with Macbeth.” “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air.” “All hail, Macbeth!