FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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The witches had advised him to do it.
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He feared Banquo’s descendants would be kings
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Lady Macbeth urged him to do it.
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Banquo was raising an army against him
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Macbeth kill Banquo? Macbeth kills Banquo because he sees Banquo as another threat to the throne. In the Witches’ original prophecy, they proclaim that Macbeth will be king but that Banquo’s son and descendants will be the future kings, while Banquo will never be king himself.
Detailed explanation-2: -He wants Banquo dead because he is suspicious that Macbeth killed Duncan to become king. Macbeth wants Fleance dead because he is Banquo’s son and it is prophesized that Banquo’s children will be king.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although Banquo will never wear the crown, his descendants will. This means that Macbeth’s children will not inherit the throne. Macbeth fears that Banquo will turn on him in order to establish his own children in the line of inheritance. For this reason, he murders Banquo and attempts to kill his family.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. How does Macbeth react to the apparition of Banquo’s descendants becoming kings? He doesn’t believe the apparition and doesn’t react to it.
Detailed explanation-5: -He learns that Banquo’s descendants will reign. He also sees that the last one has a mirror (glass) which shows that there will be more than eight kings. He sees images (balls and scepters) that let him know that more than one country will be ruled by these kings.