FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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He cheated on his wife.
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He committed treason against King Duncan and Scotland
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He killed the Queen.
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He refused to go into battle because he was a coward.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why was the original Thane of Cawdor executed? He cheated on his wife. He was a traitor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cawdor has been executed for his betrayal of his king, and Duncan’s son, Malcolm, reports that Cawdor went bravely to his death and confessed to all of his crimes.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Macbeth, Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor because Duncan gifts him with the title. The original Thane of Cawdor is executed for treasonous rebellion against Duncan.
Detailed explanation-5: -The witches hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis (his original title) and as thane of Cawdor.