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Macbeth is expressing regret that the enemy he thought he vanquished will return stronger in the future. Like a worm that has escaped, its ability to harm will grow over time, even if it cannot cause harm in the present moment.

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When Macbeth says the warmth that fled hath nature that in time venom breed no teeth for the present what does it mean?

It is always useful when asking about a quotation to quote it accurately. The word Macbeth uses is not "warmth" but "worm": There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fled Hath nature that in time will venom breed, No teeth for the present. A serpent is of course a big snake; a worm looks like the same thing but much smaller. Macbeth is angered by Fleance's escape when he tried to kill him to secure his throne. Banquo is the serpent and Fleance is the worm. When he says "the worm that fled hath nature that in time will venom breed", he means that in time Fleance will grow to be a danger. Shakespeare is rearranging the words to get a better rhythm, but think of it as "the worm that fled hath nature that will, in time, breed venom." Of course, Fleance is no danger now; he has "no teeth for the present".


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Macbeth often uses an image of a serpent or a snake. (For background, reread the play through Act 3, scene 4 to note those references.) The lines you seek are in Act 3. scene 4: Macbeth asks Banquo's murderers,"But Banquo's safe?" First MurdererAy, my good lord: safe in a ditch he bides,With twenty trenched gashes on his head;The least a death to nature. MACBETHThanks for that:There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fledHath nature that in time will venom breed,No teeth for the present.... When you tease out the meaning of the lines, notice1. "There the grown serpent lies."2. Untangle the grammar: "the worm that has fled has a nature that in time will breed venom...."3. What are we to do with the comma after "breed"?


What is the best paraphrase of no teeth for the present Macbeth?

In Act III Scene 4, Macbeth has just heard from his hired killer that Banquo has been murdered but Fleance is scaped. Macbeth likens them to snakes, saying that the adult snake is dead and the young one "in time will venom breed, no teeth for the present." Basically what Macbeth means by this is that Fleance is not dangerous now (but will be later).


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