ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the speaker:“it is concluded. Banquo thy sould’s flight/ if it find heaven, must find it tonight”
A
Fleance
B
Macbeth
C
First Murderer
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Banquo, if your soul is taking flight, if it makes it to heaven, tonight is the night.”-Macbeth is trying to say that when Banquo dies, his soul will go to heaven someday, but thatday will come sooner than Banquo knows.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth’s signed his friend’s death warrant, and that of his son too: Banquo, thy soul’s flight, if it find heaven, must find it out tonight.

Detailed explanation-3: -And set me up in hope? But hush, no more. In Act 3, scene 1, Banquo’s soliloquy reveals that he is suspicious of Macbeth, who, in becoming king, has achieved all that the Witches promised for him. Banquo senses that Macbeth engaged in foul play in order to make the Witches’ prophecy come true.

Detailed explanation-4: -You, Banquo’s ghost, cannot accuse me of killing you. Gentlemen rise, his highness is not well.

Detailed explanation-5: -Macbeth finds out that Banquo has been murdered, but that his son has escaped. As Macbeth heads back to eat at his banquet table, he finds his seat has been taken by none other than the ghost of Banquo. He freaks out at the sight, and Lady Macbeth dismisses it as a momentary fit.

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