Thursday, December 18, 2008

The four Prophecies:

The First Prophecy is that Macbeth will become Thane of Glamis which he already is.
(All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!) - ( I.i.1-2)

The Second Prophecy is that he will become the Thane of Cawdor. This prophecy came true right after he has defeated the old Thane of Cawdor that was a betrayer.
(All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!) - ( I.i.3-4)

The Third Prophecy is that Macbeth will become King of Scotland. After the second prophecy comes true he is very impatient to become the next King. King Duncan makes his oldest son Prince so he will inherit the Kingdom. He comes up with a plan to kill the King. That isn’t a very smart choice. So then he invites Duncan to his castle and at the same night he murders him. The death of King Duncan frightens away Malcolm and Donaldbain. That leaves Macbeth the only one to be the next successive heir to the throne. The next day they go to Scone and Macbeth is crowned king there.
(All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King here after!) - ( I.i.5-6)

The Fourth Prophecy is that Banquos sons will become king. This prophecy comes true too. He doesn’t want that to come true. This leads him to give the witches another visit to ask them about his future. There they give him a potion and after drinking it he sees all what is going to happen to him. A voice Says the “None of Women Born shall harm Macbeth”. He is mistaken about that, because Macduff was cut open through his mothers womb. So if anyone Macduff would be the one to kill Macbeth. A few years after that Banquos sons become King.

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