ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How has Lady Macbeth changed in this act?
A
She has begun communicating with Ross and the other thanes.
B
She takes less initiative in planning with Macbeth.
C
She has begun to confess her treasons to her attendants.
D
She has become more abusive of Macbeth in ordering each task.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth transforms from a selfish murder-focused accomplice to a woman opposed to the murder of innocent people. Ultimately, she becomes a sleepwalker, consumed by her own guilt. After reading the letter from Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is bloodthirsty and obsessed with planning the murder of Duncan .

Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as one which complex and changes dramatically throughout the play. At the beginning she desires to be manlier and is very manipulative to her husband; however at the end she acts frightened, guilty and worries about unchecked power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth has gone mad. Like her husband, she cannot find any rest, but she is suffering more clearly from a psychological disorder that causes her, as she sleepwalks, to recall fragments of the events of the murders of Duncan, Banquo, and Lady Macduff.

Detailed explanation-4: -As William Shakespeare’s Macbeth moves from Act 1 Scene 5 to Act 3 Scene 2, the relationship between the Macbeths becomes more distant as their personalities transform. Lady Macbeth shifts from being ambitious to feeling remorseful over the murder of Duncan, the King.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband with remarkable effectiveness, overriding all his objections; when he hesitates to murder, she repeatedly questions his manhood until he feels that he must commit murder to prove himself.

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