FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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They know Macbeth did it and are scared.
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They are guilty and afraid of being caught.
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They fear that they are next to be murdered.
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They too were plotting Duncan’s murder and are spooked that someone else got to him first.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why do Malcom and Donalbain run away from the court? They too were plotting Duncan’s murder and are spooked that someone else got to him first.
Detailed explanation-2: -The household gather and Macbeth announces that he has slain the two guards, considering them primary suspects. Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, fearing for their own safety, flee to England and Ireland respectively.
Detailed explanation-3: -Believing that their own lives are in danger, Duncan’s sons flee the court; Malcolm to England and Donalbain to Ireland. Their decision to run away makes them the prime suspects and King Duncan is buried. Macbeth is proclaimed Duncan’s successor to the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -Malcolm and Donalbain whisper to each other that they are not safe, since whoever killed their father will probably try to kill them next. Lady Macbeth is taken away, while Banquo and Macbeth rally the lords to meet and discuss the murder.
Detailed explanation-5: -Macbeth Act 2, Scene 3-Malcolm and Donalbain flee to England and Ireland.