ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth react when the king’s body is discovered?
A
They appear upset and horrified that the king has died in their home
B
The hear the hooting of an owl flying through the castle
C
They remain nonchalant and tell everyone to remain calm
D
Lady Macbeth begins hallucinating about a dagger
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Like her husband, Lady Macbeth pretends to have been asleep and responds to the news of Duncan’s murder with shock and horror. Macbeth, who had committed the murder himself that night, goes to see the body and murders the chamberlains.

Detailed explanation-2: -How does Lady Macbeth feel after Duncan’s murder? Lady Macbeth is satisfied that Duncan was killed. She does not feel sorry for his death. She thinks that Macbeth is a coward and she went back and wiped the daggers on the clothes of the guards.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Macbeth announces Duncan’s death, she faints. One reading is that her faint is faked to distract from Macbeth’s shaky story.

Detailed explanation-4: -He is in a state of shock and seems remorseful. Lady Macbeth, who appears much calmer and cooler, chides him for forgetting to leave the bloody daggers on the guards and takes the daggers to place them on the guards in order to implicate them in the murder of Duncan.

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