ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Scene 2 ____ awards Macbeth with the title, Thane of Cawdor.
A
Duncan
B
Malcolm
C
Ross
D
Lennox
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Overjoyed at the news, Duncan decides to bestow Cawdor’s title on Macbeth, and to execute the former thane. Macbeth and his fellow Captain, Banquo, encounter the three withes, who hail Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, of Cawdor and as ‘King hereafter’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why does King Duncan decide to give Macbeth the title of than of Cawdor? because the thane of cawdor is a traitor and macbeth fought for the King.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Thane reports to the king that the Thane of Cawdor has betrayed them by going over to the Norwegians. He then informs Duncan that Macbeth has defeated the King of Norway and the traitor Cawdor. King Duncan is overjoyed and announces that he will give Cawdor’s title to Macbeth as a reward.

Detailed explanation-4: -They then prophesy that Banquo’s children will become kings. Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish. Ross and Angus arrive to tell Macbeth that he has been given the title Thane of Cawdor by Duncan.

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