Question

When Macbeth says "The adult snake is dead. But the worm that's escaped

will mature and become venomous in time-- he has no teeth at the
moment," Who is he referring to?
Banquo
Malcom
Fleance
Macduff

Answer 1

'The adult snake is dead' he's referring to Banquo.

"But the worm that's escaped will mature and become venomous in time--he has no teeth at the moment he's referring to fleance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Banquo is dead but fleance escaped, Macbeth is saying right now fleance is harmless but once he's older he'll seek out revenge on Macbeth for killing banquo.