ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Macduff enters, carrying Macbeth’s severed head and shouting “Hail, King of Scotland!”
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macduff enters, carrying Macbeth’s severed head and shouting “Hail, King of Scotland!” The men echo this shout and the trumpets flourish as Malcolm accepts the kingship. Malcolm announces that he will rename the current thanes as earls.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macduff kills Macbeth, cuts off his head, and brings it to Malcolm. With Macbeth dead, Malcolm is now king and gives new titles to his loyal supporters. Enter Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -After this passage of stern grief for one of Macbeth’s victims comes the most shocking moment of the play: Macduff suddenly appears, carrying a pole, on the top of which is Macbeth’s head. Macduff hails Malcolm as king of Scotland and says, “Behold, where stands / The usurper’s cursed head: the time is free” (5.8.

Detailed explanation-4: -He immediately distrusts Macbeth’s claim that Duncan was killed by his servants, and refuses to go to Macbeth’s coronation.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the end of the play, Macbeth’s severed head is brought to Malcolm by Macduff, proof that Macbeth has been overthrown, and that Scotland is now Malcom’s to rule.

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