ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I will not be afraid of death and bane, till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane.What does bane mean?
A
Comic book villan
B
soldiers from England
C
destruction
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Now Macbeth has no more time for talk. He doesn’t have all of his armor on, but he tells Seyton to send the rest of it after him, and rushes out, saying “I will not be afraid of death and bane, / Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane” (5.3. 59-60).

Detailed explanation-2: -Birnam Wood was Scottish forest near Dunsinane Hill that plays a pivotal role in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In the play, the witches tell Macbeth that he will be king until Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane – “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him”

Detailed explanation-3: -Enraged and terrified, Macbeth recalls the prophecy that said he could not die till Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane.

Detailed explanation-4: -MACBETH: ‘fear not, till Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane’, and now a wood comes toward Dunsinane. Arm, arm and out! If this which he avouches does appear, There is nor flying hence nor tarrying here.

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