ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“But for your husband, / He is noble, wise, ____, and best knows / The fits o’ th’ seasons ____ “
A
judicious
B
pernicious
C
credulous
D
sundry
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macduff’s running away has everything to do with fear and nothing to do with love. And since running away is contrary to all reason, it also must have nothing to do with wisdom. My dearest coz, I pray you school yourself. But for your husband, He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows 20 The fits o’ th’ season.

Detailed explanation-2: -"For the poor wren, the most diminutive of birds, will fight, her young ones in her nest, against the owl. All is the fear and nothing is the love.” This quote explains that birds will fight to protect their young ones and their nest yet Macduff is fleeing for fear and not for love, and this bothers Lady Macduff.

Detailed explanation-3: -Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth speaks these lines immediately after murdering the king. To “murder sleep” has a double meaning. Macbeth has killed a sleeping man, and he’s also killed his own serenity. Macbeth knows that because of this action, he will never be able to rest peacefully.

Detailed explanation-5: -Act 5, Scene 7 Macduff searches frantically for Macbeth, vowing that he and he alone should kill the king. Finally, Siward tells Malcolm that they’ve overtaken Dunsinane castle, and victory is near.

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