FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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The witches predicted that Banquo’s son would become king.
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He believes that Banquo wants to kill him and become king himself.
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He knows that Banquo wants King Duncan’s sons to become king.
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He knows that Banquo wants him to stand trial for killing King Duncan.
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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: -Macbeth’s motive for killing them is that he wants the throne and does not want to risk the Three Witches prophecy that Banquo’s heirs will be kings and not Macbeth’s heirs instead.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth wants to know if the Witche’s prohecy about Banquo’s sons becoming kings is true, so they show him another vision of Banquo’s ghost and a line of his descendants.
Detailed explanation-4: -He asks if they are angry and manly enough to take revenge on Banquo. They reply that they are, and Macbeth accepts their promise that they will murder his former friend. Macbeth reminds the murderers that Fleance must be killed along with his father and tells them to wait within the castle for his command.
Detailed explanation-5: -What are Macbeth’s feelings towards Banquo? He fears that Banquo’s sons will become kings like the prophecy and cut Macbeth’s reign short.