ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ tells Macbeth to beware of Macduff.
A
Banquo’s ghost
B
the bloody head
C
the armed head
D
the child with a crown and a tree branch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The witches conjure up three apparitions. First a floating head appears and tells Macbeth to beware of Macduff.

Detailed explanation-2: -In response they summon for him three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and finally a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. These apparitions instruct Macbeth to beware Macduff but reassure him that no man born of woman can harm him and that he will not be overthrown until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, a floating head warns him to beware Macduff; Macbeth says that he has already guessed as much. Then a bloody child appears and tells him that “none of woman born / shall harm Macbeth” (4.1. 96-97).

Detailed explanation-4: -At a banquet, Macbeth is haunted by visions of Banquo’s ghost in front of all his guests. Macbeth visits the witches and they tell him-the only person he needs to beware of is Macduff, no one a woman has given birth to can harm him and he won’t be defeated until Birnam Wood moves.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Witches warn Macbeth to “beware Macduff, beware the Thane of Fife” (4.1. 81–82). However, they inform Macbeth that “none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.

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