ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Delivers the message from the king that Macbeth would be Thane of Cawdor.
A
Lennox
B
Ross
C
Malcom
D
Fleance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Duncan decrees that the thane of Cawdor be put to death and that Macbeth, the hero of the victorious army, be given Cawdor’s title. Ross leaves to deliver the news to Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Witches’ Prophecy They then prophesy that Banquo’s children will become kings. Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish. Ross and Angus arrive to tell Macbeth that he has been given the title Thane of Cawdor by Duncan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shortly after, Ross delivers the news that the king has given Macbeth the new title of Thane of Cawdor, since the previous Thane of Cawdor has been executed for treason. This unexpected event causes Macbeth to become convinced that the Witches were telling the truth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Almost as soon as they are gone, Ross and Angus arrive with news that the king has named Macbeth “Thane of Cawdor.” Macbeth contemplates killing King Duncan in order to become King hereafter as the witches have prophesied. 1.4. Duncan demands and receives assurances that the former thane of Cawdor has been executed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Overjoyed at the news, Duncan decides to bestow Cawdor’s title on Macbeth, and to execute the former thane. Macbeth and his fellow Captain, Banquo, encounter the three withes, who hail Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, of Cawdor and as ‘King hereafter’. Banquo, they promise, will father kings but will never be one himself.

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