FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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is too cowardly to fight themurderers.
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is the type of person whomakes many enemies.
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will eventually attemptvengeance.
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is gone and of no furtherconcern.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth says, “The worm that’s fled Hath nature that in time will venom breed, No teeth for the present.” What does this mean? This refers to the snake (Banquo) who is dead because Fleance is the worm. Fleance is not a threat now, but he may be venomous (revengeful) when he grows.
Detailed explanation-2: -The news of Fleance’s escape angers Macbeth-if only Fleance had died, he muses, his throne would have been secure. Instead, “the worm that’s fled / Hath nature that in time will venom breed” (3.4. 28–29).
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the dramatic significance of Fleance escaping? Fleance’s escape is significant because Macbeth knows that his kingdom will end. As long as Fleance is alive, the witches’ prophecy that Banquo’s line will rule can still come true, and Macbeth will never truly be free, always waiting to lose the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Holinshed, Fleance escapes Macbeth and flees to England, where he fathers a son who later becomes the first hereditary steward to the King of Scotland.