FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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truth
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Duncan
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honor
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sleep
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth hearing a voice cry “Sleep no more!” When Macbeth tells his wife about his experience murdering Duncan, he says that he thought he heard a voice cry out “Sleep no more!” This statement implies Macbeth will never again be at peace or have a clean conscience, and will never be able to rest easy.
Detailed explanation-2: -’ This shows that Macbeth is so guilty that he will never be able to sleep again. He has murdered the king while he is sleeping, which is a deceitful thing to do especially as the king is in line to God.
Detailed explanation-3: -He thinks he ‘heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!”’ This suggests that guilt has resulted in Macbeth hearing voices. It could also imply that he hears his own conscience condemning him for his actions. Macbeth refers to ‘sleep’ repeatedly in this extract.
Detailed explanation-4: -The voice kept crying out ‘Sleep no more!’ to the whole house. ‘The Lord of Glamis has murdered sleep, and therefore the Lord of Cawdor shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more.