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MACBETH, LONG ANSWERS


5. Why did Macbeth visit the heath once more? What did he see there? What did the witches say to Macbeth and what did Macbeth asked them about Macduff? What happened when Macbeth asked them about Banquo?

            The assassins appointed by Macbeth killed Banquo but his son Fleance somehow escaped. Now Macbeth and his wife found no peace thinking that Fleance would be the father to a line of kings in Scotland. So Macbeth decided to visit the heath once more in search of the three weird sisters to know his final outcome.

            Macbeth reached a cave near the heath where some witches were engaged in preparing their charms. In a huge cauldron, they were boiling a number of awful things like toads, bats, serpents, the eye of a newt and so many others. [Book]

Macbeth boldly demanded them to call the three witches. The three witches then appeared one by one. The first spirit cautioned Macbeth of the thane of Fife. The second told him that no man born naturally of a woman’s womb could hurt him. Macbeth asked why he should then fear Macduff, the thane of Fife. However, the third spirit told Macbeth that he would never be vanquished until Birnam wood came to Dunsinane Hill.

Macbeth was quite pleased at heart, yet he asked them if Banquo’s issue would ever reign in that kingdom. The big cauldron suddenly sank into the ground and Macbeth saw eight shadows like kings, all smeared with blood passing by him. Banquo was the last figure who was carrying a mirror that showed the figures of many more kings. Macbeth realized that they were the posterity of Banquo who would reign after him in Scotland. The three witches then vanished in the air leaving Macbeth’s last question unanswered.

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