ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As Macbeth’s anxiety grows, he orders the doctor to ____
A
cure Lady Macbeth
B
kill Lady Macbeth
C
let Lady Macbeth rest for a few days
D
medicate Lady Macbeth with hemlock
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As Macbeth’s anxiety grows, he commands the doctor to cure Lady Macbeth. he thinks life is a meaningless path to death. he must avenge his family members’ murders.

Detailed explanation-2: -How does the doctor respond when Macbeth orders him to cure Lady Macbeth? He gets a secret medicine from his bag. He says that he doesn’t know how to cure diseases of the blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Doctor says Lady Macbeth is very ill and he cannot cure her himself. Macbeth is angry and does not want to be bothered with this information.

Detailed explanation-4: -The doctor says he can cure Lady Macbeth if only Macbeth will pay him. Lady Macbeth cries out to the spirits to “unsex” her because she is distraught over the death of her youngest son. The witches told Macbeth to kill Banquo.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lady Macbeth’s physician, appearing briefly at the end of the play, is called upon to treat her rapidly degrading mental instability. Upon witnessing her madness, he admits that “this disease is beyond my practise” and, hence, “more needs she the divine than the physician” (5.1.

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