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With regard to Written by the Winners: James I considered Banquo and Fleance his ancestors; the mirror the last king in Banquo\'s line is holding during the prophecy of the witches in Act IV is said to reflect \'those of the line who became kings in other lands\'. The play is implying that one of the lines descended from Banquo was the House of Stuart. Shakespeare is making a shrewd political move, by illustrating the supposed legitimacy of the House of Stuart while at the same time decrying the brutality which accompanied the negative message about grasping for power that lies ultimately at the heart of the story.
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With regard to Written by the Winners: James I considered Banquo and Fleance his ancestors; the mirror the last king in Banquo\\\'s line is holding during the prophecy of the witches in Act IV is said to reflect \\\'those of the line who became kings in other lands\\\'. The play is implying that one of the lines descended from Banquo was the House of Stuart. Shakespeare is making a shrewd political move. Shakespeare is illustrating the supposed legitimacy of the House of Stuart while simultaneously decrying the brutality and grasping for power that lies ultimately at the heart of the story.
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And yes, Macbeth was Thane of Cawdor, not Macdonowald; Duncan had just awarded Macbeth the title when he was assassinated.
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And yes, Macbeth was Thane of Cawdor, but only after being granted the title by Duncan after defeating Macdonowald (the \\\'\\\'previous\\\'\\\' Thane of Cawdor) when the latter tried to rebel against Duncan. Lady Macbeth was upset that Duncan granted her husband the lesser title rather than name him heir to the throne, which is what kicked off the plot to start with.
