ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Act IV scene ii, Lady Macduff calls her husband a traitor because ____
A
She thinks Macduff supports Macbeth
B
Macbeth considers Macduff a traitor
C
She knows Macduff is raising an army against Macbeth
D
She feels Macduff has abandoned her and her children
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Scene 2, Lady Macduff complains about her husband and how he is a coward for leaving his family. She is angry and believes that “when our actions do not, our fears make us traitors” (4.2. 5), meaning she thinks he ran away to England out of cowardice, and that makes him a traitor to his family.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary and Analysis Act IV: Scene 2 Although warned by the Thane of Ross to escape before it is too late, Lady Macduff is encountered by Macbeth’s henchmen, who brutally kill first her child and (as the audience learns in the following scene) her.

Detailed explanation-3: -LADY MACDUFF Thou speak’st with all thy wit, 50 And yet, i’ faith, with wit enough for thee.

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