ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Act II takes place in ____
A
a battlefield
B
MacBeth’s castle
C
the witches’ shack
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle.

Detailed explanation-2: -[Outside the walls of Macbeth’s castle, late at night. Banquo and his son Fleance are taking an after dinner walk.]

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary and Analysis Act II: Scene 2. Having drugged the guards of Duncan’s chamber, Lady Macbeth now meets her husband in the lower courtyard as he emerges from the king’s room itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Shakespeare’s Macbeth Inverness Castle is the site of Macbeth’s murder of King Duncan, allowing Macbeth to usurp the crown. It is also where Macbeth’s descent into madness plays out, with many key scenes happening within the confines of the castle.

Detailed explanation-5: -King Duncan arrives as a guest at Macbeth’s castle, and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth proceed with their plot under the cover of night. Duncan’s sons Malcolm and Donalbain escape with their lives, but are thus suspected of King Duncan’s murder.

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