FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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His rage
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His horror
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His grief
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His ambition
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Detailed explanation-1: -In classical mythology, a Gorgon was a female creature, like Medusa, who was so hideous that just looking at her would cause you to go blind. With this mythological reference, Macduff is saying that the sight of Duncan’s murdered corpse is so horrific it might cause Lennox to go blind.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Macduff has discovered King Duncan’s bloody corpse, he rushes out and tells Macbeth and Lennox to “Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight / With a new Gorgon: do not bid me speak; / See, and then speak yourselves” (2.3. 71-73).
Detailed explanation-3: -’O horror, horror, horror tongue nor heart cannot conceive, nor name thee. ‘ This immediately shows his love for Duncan and how there are themes of revenge already starting to creep into his character. This is emphasised by the repetition of horror.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tyrant, show thy face! If thou beest slain, and with no stroke of mine, My wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still.