Why does macbeth believe that malcolm cannot harm him?

a. the spirits predicted that no man born of a woman could harm macbeth.

b. malcolm would not be able to approach macbeth's castle from birnam wood.

c. macbeth knows that he is a better swordsman than malcolm.

d. macbeth is overconfident in his ability to fight against malcolm and his army?

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Reece Lawson

8 May, 12:49

Why does macbeth believe that malcolm cannot harm him?

a. the spirits predicted that no man born of a woman could harm macbeth.

b. malcolm would not be able to approach macbeth's castle from birnam wood.

c. macbeth knows that he is a better swordsman than malcolm.

d. macbeth is overconfident in his ability to fight against malcolm and his army?

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Marco Mckinney · Answer 1

The correct answer is A

The spirits predicted that no man born of a woman could harm Macbeth

Since Malcolm was born of a woman, Macbeth was totally assured that he would not be killed by him. Macbeth interprets this to mean that he cannot be killed by anyone, since everyone is born of woman, as the witches had told him.