FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She is harsher with the servants.
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She is better able to pretend she loves King Duncan.
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She stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose.
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She understands the witches’ prophesies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: c. She stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Lady Macbeth has much stronger resolve than her husband. The moment she learns of the prophecy, she insists that Macbeth must take swift action in order to secure their future. She is not solely concerned about him; as a woman, her only means of gaining power is through her husband.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a powerful woman right from her first appearance in the play. She is given a soliloquy which reveals to the audience that she is determined to make herself as powerful as possible in order to support her husband in gaining the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth murmurs that she knows Macbeth is ambitious, but fears he is too full of “th’ milk of human kindness” to take the steps necessary to make himself king (1.5.15). She resolves to convince her husband to do whatever is required to seize the crown.
Detailed explanation-5: -In The Tragedy of Macbeth, in what way is Lady Macbeth stronger than her husband? She stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose.