FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Lady Macbeth
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Macduff
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Macbeth
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Malcolm
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Detailed explanation-1: -By scorching the snake but not killing it, Macbeth means that they still have threats to face, even with Duncan out of the picture. He also references that they have put Duncan to rest in peace, while they must still suffer through challenges so long as they are alive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yet, despite his displays of fearlessness, Macbeth is undeniably beset with guilt and doubt, which he expresses in his reference to the “scorpions” in his mind and in his declaration that in killing Banquo they “have scorched the snake, not killed it” (3.2.15).
Detailed explanation-3: -The serpent is a symbol used to represent treachery. Lady Macbeth warns her husband to ‘look like the innocent flower, /But be the serpent under’t’ (I. 5.63–4). The symbolism here shows that Lady Macbeth wishes her husband to appear well-meaning and gentle to hide his deceit.
Detailed explanation-4: -What does he mean when he refers to the “wounded snake?” Macbeth means that they did not solve everything by killing Duncan-he believes his crown is still threatened. Why does Macbeth envy the dead king?