ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is the name of Banquo’s son
A
Malcolm
B
Donalbain
C
Porter
D
Fleance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fleance (also spelled Fléance, /ˈfleɪɒns/) is a figure in legendary Scottish history. He was depicted by 16th-century historians as the son of Lord Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, and the ancestor of the kings of the House of Stuart.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fleance Banquo’s son, who, by escaping Macbeth’s plot on his life, will go on to be father to a line of kings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fleance is the son of Banquo. Macbeth sees him as a threat because of the weird sisters’ prophecy that Banquo’s descendants will rule Scotland one day. While Fleance is alive, Macbeth can never truly be sure of his security as king.

Detailed explanation-4: -ACT 3 What’s done is done. Based on the witches’ prophecy, Banquo suspects Macbeth of killing King Duncan. Macbeth becomes aware of these suspicions and hires assassins to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. Banquo is murdered that night, but Fleance escapes into the darkness.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fleance is Banquo’s young son. Macbeth begins to fear him after hearing the witches’ prophecy that one day Banquo’s sons will be kings. Macbeth sends murderers to kill Fleance but Fleance escapes.

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