ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth by:
A
Telling him that he is not a man
B
Saying that he obviously doesn’t love her
C
Saying she wants the crown
D
Attacking Duncan’s character
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband with remarkable effectiveness, overriding all his objections; when he hesitates to murder, she repeatedly questions his manhood until he feels that he must commit murder to prove himself.

Detailed explanation-2: -“When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man” (1.7. 49-51). In this quote Lady Macbeth is manipulating her husband Macbeth by speaking of his manhood. She gains more and more control over Macbeth as the play goes on.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth, outraged, calls him a coward and questions his manhood: “When you durst do it, ” she says, “then you were a man” (1.7.49). He asks her what will happen if they fail; she promises that as long as they are bold, they will be successful.

Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the play Lady Macbeth becomes crazy and hungry for blood, she manipulates her husband to get what she wants. Lady Macbeth is greedy and power hungry and makes a case for the most evil literature character of all time.

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