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In Act 4 Scene 1 of the Shakespearean play, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] sought out the three witches of Act 1 Scene 3. He wanted specific information on the challenges to the consolidation of his reign in Scotland. They showed him three apparitions. But he wanted to know one thing in particular that not one of the apparitions told him. Macbeth wanted to know if the witches' earlier prediction of a long line of royal descent from Banquo would come true. That answer came in the way of eight kings followed by Banquo's ghost and carrying a mirror. The mirror showed even more kings of the same line. So, yes, Banquo's line indeed would take over the throne of Scotland.

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