FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a desire for more details
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the temptation to commit murder
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fear
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Banquo laughs at the prophecies but Macbeth is excited, especially as soon after their meeting with the witches Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor by King Duncan, in return for his bravery in the battle. He writes to his wife, Lady Macbeth, who is as excited as he is.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth is greatly reassured, but his confidence in the future is shaken when the witches show him a line of kings all in the image of Banquo. After the witches disappear, Macbeth discovers that Macduff has fled to England and decides to kill Macduff’s family immediately.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the play progresses, Macbeth attempts to quell those fears by means of further bloodshed. Until and unless he can murder all who appear to threaten his ill-gotten crown, he feels himself “cabin’d, cribb’d, confined, bound in / To saucy doubts and fears” (3.4.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth is fearful of how the witches know his deepest desires to be king. If word were to get out about Macbeth’s sinful thoughts and his desire for power, he believes that we would be ruined.