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What does Macbeth say to Banquo's ghost?"The table's full""It will have blood they say""Never shake thy gory locks at me!"

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What does Macbeth say to Banquo's ghost?"The table's full""It will have blood they say""Never shake thy gory locks at me!"

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Macbeth, in a state of shock and fear, addresses Banquo's ghost in Act 3, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's play. Here are the lines you mentioned:

  1. "The table's full": Macbeth says this when he sees Banquo's ghost sitting in his place at the banquet table. He is confused and scared because he sees the ghost, but no one else does.

  2. "It will have blood they say": This is a part of Macbeth's famous quote "It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood". He says this after the ghost disappears. It means that once you start a cycle of violence it will not end; one violent act will inevitably lead to another.

  3. "Never shake thy gory locks at me!": Macbeth says this to Banquo's ghost when he sees the ghost shaking his head at him. Macbeth is horrified and demands that the ghost stop shaking his bloody hair at him.

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