FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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a big storm
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three witches
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a bloody battle
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a letter
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Detailed explanation-1: -After a battle in Scotland, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet three witches, who make three prophecies-Macbeth will be a thane, Macbeth will be king and Banquo’s sons will be kings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of all Shakespeare’s tragedies, Macbeth is by far the most supernaturally charged. The play opens with three witches who give Macbeth and Banquo a prediction that lays out the plot of the rest of the play. Macbeth sees a phantom dagger, hears voices, and is haunted by the ghost of his murdered comrade.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is Banquo who first describes the Witches. His words in Act 1, Scene 3 depict the Witches as stereotypical hags – ‘withered’ and ‘wild’, unearthly beings (’That look not like th’ inhabitants o’ th’ Earth’) with ‘skinny lips’, chapped (’choppy’) fingers and beards (1.3. 40–46).
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth approaches the witches to learn how to make his kingship secure. In response they summon for him three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and finally a child crowned, with a tree in his hand.
Detailed explanation-5: -Banquo notices that Macbeth was impressed by the Witches’ prophecies and suspects that he will prove to be disloyal to the king. However, Banquo is also impressed by the Witches when it comes to the prophecy about his sons becoming kings, perhaps suggesting that he too is susceptible to the lure of power.