FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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When Lady Macbeth suggests it
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As soon as he hears the witches’ prophesy
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As soon as he learns he is the Thane of Cawdor
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He never considers killing the king
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Detailed explanation-1: -The witches’ first prophecy comes true and King Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor. When King Duncan visits Macbeth’s castle, Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to murder King Duncan in his sleep to make the second prophecy come true.
Detailed explanation-2: -Act 2 Scene 1 Banquo tells him that he dreamed of the ‘three weird sisters’ last night, but Macbeth lies and says he has not thought about them. Alone, as he goes towards Duncan’s chambers to murder the king, Macbeth sees a vision of a bloody dagger.
Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1, scene 7 Macbeth contemplates the reasons why it is a terrible thing to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth mocks his fears and offers a plan for Duncan’s murder, which Macbeth accepts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ross, having just come from the king, tells Macbeth that Duncan bestows upon him the title of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is shocked because it seems to him that the witch’s prophecy has come true in part. This sets him wondering how the final part of the prophecy-Macbeth as king-might also come true.
Detailed explanation-5: -When the current Thane of Cawdor is arrested (and later executed) for treason, Macbeth is given the title Thane of Cawdor. The fact that the witches were correct in this prophecy jump starts his ambition.