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Q: Who do the witches say will not be a king himself but will be the father of kings?
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Who do the witches say will not be a king himself but will be the father of king in the book Macbeth?

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What do they predict for Banquo in Macbeth?

In Macbeth, the witches predict that Banquo's descendants will be kings, even though Banquo himself will not be. This prophecy ultimately leads to Macbeth's downfall as he becomes obsessed with eliminating any threats to his own position as king.


What is the prophecy given to banquo?

The prophecy given to Banquo by the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth is that he will father a line of kings, though he himself will never be king. This prophecy ultimately leads to Banquo's murder by Macbeth in an attempt to prevent his descendants from taking the throne.


What did the witches told banquo that he is?

The witches told Banquo that he would not be king himself, but his descendants would inherit the throne.


What is happening in the quote They hailed him father to a line of kings Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip in Macbeth?

Macbeth is talking about the witches' prophecy to Banquo "Thou shalt get kings thou thou be none". From this Macbeth infers (although the witches did not actually say so) that his children would not be kings. Macbeth translates "thou shalt get kings" into Banquo being the father to "a line of kings". Well, the witches only said "kings"--they didn't say it was more than two. Then he imagines that none of his children would be kings with a couple of synechdoches: he describes the crown as fruitless (without children) and the sceptre as barren (incapable of having children) when it is the king, himself, which he imagines as fruitless and barren. I cannot hear the phrase "a fruitless crown" without imagining Carmen Miranda. Sorry if I have now put this image in your head.


Why do the witches show Macbeth 8 kings?

There were eight kings of Scotland who were allegedly decended from Fleance, the last being James VI who happened to be king of England when Shakespeare was writing the play.


Who claimed himself the king of kings among Old testament kings?

Nimrod


Who is the king of kings?

The God almighty. himself only.


In Macbeth who is to be the father of kings?

Banquo. Well, the ancestor of kings would be more accurate. Fleance does not become king himself, but his descendants supposedly do a couple of hundred years later. None of this is historically accurate you realize.


Who does the witches tell he will not be king?

Well, many people have probably been told they wouldn't be king by "witches," but the most famous example would probably be Banquo in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" who was told that his children would be kings though he would not, by the three witches who prophesy throughout the play.


What are the witches predictions for Macbeth and Banquo?

Macbeth: all hail Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis all hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor all hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter Banquo: hail hail hail lesser than Macbeth, and greater not so happy, yet much happier thou shall get kings, though thou be none


What do the three witches predict in their greetings to Macbeth?

The Weird Sisters greet the two men with distinct prophecies. Banquo is told though he would not be king, he would be the father of kings. Macbeth was told he is already is the Thane of Cawdor and he will be king,