FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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The Duke of Fife
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The King of England
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The Mayor of Killarney
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The Thane of Cawdor
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish.
Detailed explanation-2: -A captain reports having seen Macbeth and Banquo fight bravely against the rebels and, in particular, Macbeth killed the traitorous MacDonwald. As a reward, King Duncan determines to give Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor and sends Ross as his messenger to deliver to news to Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Act 1, scene 3 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-5: -What happened to the original Thane of Cawdor and why did he lose his title? He was executed because he had betrayed his country.