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Question
Complete the following sentences by providing a reason.
Macbeth returns to the witches in Act IV Scene i because ______.
Solution
Macbeth returns to the witches in Act IV Scene i because he seeks to know more of the prophecies / he is increasingly desperate and wants reassurance about his future / his ambition is fuelled / he wants to secure his reign.
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