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 iii of The Tragedy of Macbeth, Malcolm says, “I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; / It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash / Is added to her wounds.” What archetype is conveyed in these lines?
A
banishment from an ideal world
B
a hero who goes on a quest
C
a fool who offers wisdom
D
the inheritance of a new world after a trial
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Malcolm describes Macbeth as ‘black Macbeth’ while he describes King Edward, who is another threat to Macbeth, as ‘full of Grace’. AO2-Dramatic irony when Macduff talks about the horrors of Macbeth’s reign, but decides not to act against him, when he is not aware of the brutal murder of his family.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malcolm describes himself as so lustful, vicious, and greedy that he makes Macbeth look kind. Macduff cries out in horror, and says he will leave Scotland forever since there is no man fit to rule it. Malcolm then reveals that none of his self-description was true: it was a trick to test Macduff’s loyalty.

Detailed explanation-3: -It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash/ Is added to her wounds.” (4.3. 40-42). Malcolm is saying here that Scotland is falling under Macbeth’s reign. Blood is shed when there is a disorder or nonrecognition of authority.

Detailed explanation-4: -Let not my jealousies be your dishonors, But mine own safeties. You may be rightly just, Whatever I shall think.

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