FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“Bloody instruments ____ return to plague the inventor.”
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“I am his kinsman andhis subject.”
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“as his host ____ shouldagainst his murderer shut the door.”
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“If it were done ____ then ‘twere well it were done quickly.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth is torn between his ambition and his conscience. He gives several reasons why he should not kill Duncan: 1) Duncan is his cousin; 2) He is a loyal subject to the King; 3) Duncan is his friend; 4) Duncan has never abused his royal power; and 5) Duncan is a guest in his home.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth enters. He’s killed Duncan and Duncan’s attendants. His hands are bloodstained and he’s upset that when one of the attendants said, “God bless us” in his sleep, he was unable to say, “Amen.” He also thought he heard a voice say, “Macbeth does murder sleep” (line 34).
Detailed explanation-3: -What are Macbeth’s arguments to himself against killing Duncan? Macbeth is Duncan’s kinsman and his subject. Duncan is a good king and virtuous man; he has done no particular evil. Duncan is a popular king, and his death would bring sorrow and unrest upon Scotland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth is the one who lays out the plan to get Duncan’s chamberlains drunk so she and her husband can kill Duncan in his sleep. Then, she says, they will smear blood on Duncan’s men to make them appear to be murderers. Duncan is murdered in his bedchamber while he sleeps.