FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth prayed to evil spirits and asked for darkness to cover them
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It is Daylight Savings Time, but they don’t know it
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Bad things always happen in the dark
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -1. Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? He knows they suspect him of foul play, and he is furious that he has done all of the work (so-to-speak) of becoming king, and Banquo’s descendants will benefit from it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare begins Act II with Banquo and Fleance to foreshadow the darkness and evil that is going to occur in Act II.
Detailed explanation-3: -Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Fleance says that it is after midnight, and his father responds that although he is tired, he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts” (2.1.8). Macbeth enters, and Banquo is surprised to see him still up.
Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose in introducing Fleance at this point is to make the audience aware that Banquo has a son. Banquo says to Fleance, “A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, /And yet I would not sleep/Merciful powers, /Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature/Gives way to in repose” (8-11).