FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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“You should take less than you deserve.”
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“I know you have what you deserve.”
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“You deserve less than what I have.”
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“I wish you had deserved less.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Duncan says to Macbeth, “Would thou hadst less deserved, ” in Scene 4, line 18. Which sentence best clarifies Shakespeare’s unusual word order? If only you had deserved less.
Detailed explanation-2: -Duncan says to Macbeth, “Would thou hadst less deserved, ” in Scene 4, line 18. Paraphrase it. If only you had deserved less. In Scene 5, lines 13-14, Lady Macbeth says Macbeth’s nature is “too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness.” She means he lacks. enough cruelty to murder the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Duncan give Macbeth the title, thane of Cawdor? Duncan decides to reward Macbeth following the decision to execute the thane of Cawdor. Why are Duncan’s praises of Macbeth in Scene 4 an example of dramatic irony in this tragedy? You know that Macbeth wants to kill Duncan but Duncan is unaware of this fact.
Detailed explanation-4: -He says: “I have begun to plant thee, and will labour to make thee full of growing” (1.4. 28-29). Next, he announces that Malcolm will be heir to the Scottish throne (the kingship was not hereditary in Scotland at that time).
Detailed explanation-5: -The three apparitions and the procession of ghostly kings are the most important part of this scene. Each apparition presents a prophecy that Macbeth believes since his previous two prophecies came true. The first, Like Macbeth flippantly notes, is something he already knows: he needs to beware Macduff.