Macbeth
Act III, Scene 5
According to the footnotes, what does the line “An you all know, security / Is mortal’s chiefest enemy” mean?
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In context, this means that Macbeth will foolishly come to believe that he is greater than fate.... too confident, too prideful, and as a result he will mock death..... and overconfidence..... hubris..... is man’s greatest weakness and enemy.
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