FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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He adds humor after the dramatic murder of King Duncan
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He symbolizes the gatekeeper at the gates of hell
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He makes the audience feel that Macduff is entering hell when enters the castle
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He tries to clear Macbeth’s name
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Detailed explanation-1: -The knocking continues, but the porter does not immediately open the door. Instead, he plays a game with himself in which he imagines himself as the porter of hell and jokes about the kind of sinners he might let in.
Detailed explanation-2: -The significance of the Porter within Macbeth is twofold. Primarily, the Porter functions as comic relief by lessening the tension in the audience following the murder of King Duncan. The Porter also functions thematically by indicating that the gates to Macbeth’s home are synonymous to the gates of hell.
Detailed explanation-3: -In this scene, we meet Macbeth for the first time. The witches gather on the moor and cast a spell as Macbeth and Banquo arrive. The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. They then prophesy that Banquo’s children will become kings.
Detailed explanation-4: -What does the porter believe is happening at the beginning of the scene? He believes he has found the hidden treasure.