FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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the role of king is a triumph for him
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Lady Macbeth has just had a miscarriage.
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the crown was made of brass and the jewels are fake.
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he killed Duncan for Banquo’s childrens’ benefit.
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Detailed explanation-1: -1. “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren sceptre in my gripe.”-Macbeth. Macbeth regrets that his descendants will not inherit the throne, worrying that the witches have given him a “fruitless” crown and a barren “sceptre"
Detailed explanation-2: -When Macbeth says, “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown / And put a barren scepter in my grip” (66-67), the image of a “fruitless crown” and a “barren scepter” emphasizes the frustration Macbeth is feeling about his kingship. Macbeth is satisfied that he is king, but that satisfaction does not last long.
Detailed explanation-3: -Once the servant has gone, Macbeth begins a soliloquy. He muses on the subject of Banquo, reflecting that his old friend is the only man in Scotland whom he fears. He notes that if the witches’ prophecy is true, his will be a “fruitless crown, ” by which he means that he will not have an heir (3.1.62).
Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 1, 65) Macbeth is mentioning how his crown is “fruitless”, which means no one can retrieve the crown from his family, so he finds it worthless. The crown could not be given to the fruits of his family, his future sons/descendents; therefore it is a “fruitless crown”.