ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How is Macbeth acting immediately after the King’s death (before Macduff arrives)?
A
Relieved that the murder is finally over
B
Nervous and distressed at what he’d done
C
Angry that Lady Macbeth didn’t murder Duncan herself
D
Excited that he will soon be king
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the murder, feelings of guilt begin to disturb Macbeth. After looking at his own hands Macbeth says, “This is a sorry sight". When Macbeth looks at his bloody hands he acts completely shaken and does not believe they belong to him and seems completely traumatized by his own actions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macduff repeats the conclusion that Duncan’s chamber guards killed him at the instigation of Duncan’s sons Malcolm and Donalbain. He also reports that Macbeth has gone to Scone to be crowned. Ross says he will continue to Scone, but Macduff will travel home to Fife.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth’s vision of the ghost reveals his guilt over ordering the murder of Banquo and his young son. His sense of guilt is so powerful that he loses his sense of reality and cannot be sure whether he is having a vision or not.

Detailed explanation-4: -He adds that as he killed the king, he thought he heard a voice cry out: “Sleep no more, / Macbeth does murder sleep” (2.2.33–34).

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