ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
AT the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a general in a war with
A
Norway
B
Sweden
C
England
D
Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The witches arrange to meet Macbeth, who is fighting a great and bloody battle against the allied forces of Norway and Ireland.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Scotland is at war with Norway because of a plot to overthrow King Duncan designed and led by Makdonwald, a rebel, in conjunction with the underhanded King of Norway.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1, Scene 2 of Macbeth begins in a military camp near the palace of King Duncan of Scotland. A wounded and bleeding officer reports the news from the Scots’ battle with Irish invaders.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the Beginning of the Play, Macbeth Is Hailed as a War Hero, by the End He Has Become an Evil Tyrant. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is hailed as a war hero, by the end he has become an evil tyrant. Explain: A) How Shakespeare conveys Macbeth’s moral decline.

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