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Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] first planned to kill Macduff. Then he planned to kill Macduff's entire family and household. In Act 4 Scene 1 of the Shakespearean play, Macbeth heard the warning of the crowned child against Macduff. Then he heard the warning of the bloody child against the man not born of woman. And then he heard the warning of the crowned child against the movement of Birnam Wood to Dunsinane Castle. Finally, he saw the apparition of Banquo's ghost following eight kings who held a mirror that showed an even longer royal line. What with the three warnings and the royal apparition, Macbeth decided to kill the noble Scotsman Macduff. But on his way from the witches' cavern to his royal palace at Forres, he met up with the noble Scotsman Lennox. From their conversation, he learned that Macduff had fled to England. And so Macbeth decided to have Macduff's entire family and household killed instead.

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