ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lady Macbeth believes in order to carry out the murder, she has to ____
A
get drunk
B
hire a mercenary killer
C
get the witches to help her
D
act like a man
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What does Lady Macbeth want to do? She wants to become a guy, since all the power comes from men versus women. Through the play Macbeth, she believes that in order to carry out murder, she mist behave more like a man than a woman.

Detailed explanation-2: -How does Lady Macbeth feel about how Macbeth carried out the murder? She is filled with pride over his deed. She is revolted that someone she loves could commit cold-blooded murder.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth, famously and erroneously, predicts in the play that once the deed of the murders is done, it will be behind her and her husband, and they will be able to carry on with their lives. It is, however, her guilt that does not allow this to happen, and she eventually descends into delirium.

Detailed explanation-4: -24. What arguments does Lady Macbeth use to convince Macbeth to commit the murder? She tells him not to be a coward, not to say later that he “could have been” when he could “be” king. She tells him to be a man and go get what he wants.

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