ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Macbeth murders the king’s servants so that they cannot
A
try to get away
B
investigate the crime
C
claim they were framed and didn’t kill Duncan
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Macbeth claims that he found the men covered in King Duncan’s blood. Overwrought with grief and guided by a desire to avenge his king, Macbeth killed them. In this way, Macbeth directs suspicion away from himself by providing different suspects.

Detailed explanation-2: -He then considers the reasons why he ought not to kill Duncan: Macbeth is Duncan’s kinsman, subject, and host; moreover, the king is universally admired as a virtuous ruler. Macbeth notes that these circumstances offer him nothing that he can use to motivate himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth tries to hide his crime by killing the king’s servants, claiming that he does so out of rage over their murder of Duncan.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the play Macbeth, Macbeth dies at the hands of Macduff, a nobleman and the Thane of Fife. After Macbeth murdered Duncan, it was Macduff who discovered the body. Later his wife, Lady Macduff, was murdered by Macbeth.

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