ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“It is a tale/Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury/Signifying nothing.”
A
Macbeth
B
Lady Macbeth
C
Macduff
D
Angus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. These words are uttered by Macbeth after he hears of Lady Macbeth’s death, in Act 5, scene 5, lines 16–27.

Detailed explanation-2: -The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing!” MacBeth is commenting on the futility of everything we do, on everything he has done. Everyone is destined to die and our short time on earth is spent in histrionics that mean nothing in the end.

Detailed explanation-4: -noun. : loud and angry words that attract a lot of attention but do nothing useful. The town meeting created lots of sound and fury, but no resolution.

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