FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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listen to them and follow their advice
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turn them into the king and he will hunt them down
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the tell of good things without revealing the bad consequences
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they want to be close to the king
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does he say about the motives of the “instruments of darkness"? He says they often tell of good things which may happen without telling the bad consequences.
Detailed explanation-2: -As to their purpose, Banquo warns Macbeth, “to win us to our harm, / The instruments of darkness tell us truths” only to betray us in the end.
Detailed explanation-3: -The instruments of darkness (chillingly abstract, much better than evil or Satan; the conjuring of darkness is central to this play) win us to our harm. They don’t do things to us directly; they make us do things to ourselves, harness our will, nudge us into thinking terrible things and making terrible choices.
Detailed explanation-4: -Banquo says that the motives of the “instruments of darkness” (witches) are evil and that they will eventually betray Macbeth and Banquo. He does not trust them. Malcolm describes Cawdor’s last moments before execution.
Detailed explanation-5: -Banquo is saying that the witches tell you truths but when the damage is done they betray us. In the scene prior we see Duncan giving macbeth the tile as thane so the witches trick him i to believing the truths.