FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Ross
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Angus
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Lennox
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Seyton
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Detailed explanation-1: -Act 1, scene 2 Duncan, king of Scotland, hears an account of the success in battle of his noblemen Macbeth and Banquo . Duncan orders the execution of the rebel thane of Cawdor and sends messengers to announce to Macbeth that he has been given Cawdor’s title.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish. Ross and Angus arrive to tell Macbeth that he has been given the title Thane of Cawdor by Duncan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The witches hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis (his original title) and as thane of Cawdor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ross arrives and announces that Macbeth is to be the new Thane of Cawdor, thus confirming the first prophecy of the Witches.
Detailed explanation-5: -Thane of Cawdor is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The current 7th Earl Cawdor, of Clan Campbell of Cawdor, is the 25th Thane of Cawdor. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, this title was given to Macbeth after the previous Thane of Cawdor was captured and executed for treason against King Duncan.