ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does the army fighting Macbeth conceal itself?
A
It hides on the roof of Inverness.
B
It uses tree branches.
C
It wears green.
D
It crouches behind cattle.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How does the army fighting Macbeth conceal itself? It hides on the roof of Inverness.

Detailed explanation-2: -Act 5, scene 4 The rebel Scottish forces have joined Malcolm’s army at Birnam Wood. Malcolm orders each soldier to cut down and carry a bough from the Wood so as to conceal their numbers from Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Malcolm’s forces cut down branches of trees to hide their numbers. Disguised in this way, they approach Dunsinane. Malcolm’s army defeats Macbeth’s army.

Detailed explanation-4: -With military foresight, Malcolm orders each soldier to cut a branch and carry it in front of him as camouflage “to shadow the numbers of our host”-that is, to conceal the actual size of the advancing army.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the country near Birnam Wood, Malcolm talks with the English lord Siward and his officers about Macbeth’s plan to defend the fortified castle. They decide that each soldier should cut down a bough of the forest and carry it in front of him as they march to the castle, thereby disguising their numbers.

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