FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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They are greedy and only make predictions when someone pays enough
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Good conquers evil, and their predictions will not come true
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They often tell of good things without telling the bad consequences
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“That witches be crazy, and don’t know what they are saying!”
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -9. What does Banquo say the “instruments of darkness” are capable of doing? The agents of evil (witches) often tell us part of the truth in order to lead us to our destruction. They earn our trust by telling us the truth about little things, but then they betray us when it will damage us the most.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.