Macbeth

MACBETH

Explain this soliloquy

  1. Act III, Scene 1, "A Fruitless Crown: To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus…"

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After Macbeth dissatisfied with everything. He laments the witches' suggestion that Banquo's sons will become king. It was pretty emasculating for a king not to bear sons. Macbeth feels he has killed Duncan and driven himself into mad paranoia for Banquo's sons. Being King is not enough: now Macbeth feels he will have to kill again if he wants any lineage to his throne.