Question

Explain the allusion Golgotha had within Macbeth

Answer 1

A reference to Christ's death upon Mount Calvary, as reported in Matthew 27.33: "And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull." According to John 29.34, a Roman soldier pierced Christ's side as he hanged from the cross.

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Answer 2

Golgotha, or the place of the skulls, is a reference to the place where Christ was crucified. The captain is describing the new battle as so bloody that Macbeth and Banquo may have been trying to make it as famous and even shocking as Christ's death.

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