FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to make sure that his brother becomes king
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to find out if Macduff is loyal
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to fulfill the witches prophecy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In England, Duncan’s son Malcolm tests the loyalty of his newest recruit, Macduff. By demeaning his own nobility and professing himself to be a greater tyrant than Macbeth, Malcolm hopes to goad Macduff into an open display of his loyalties. This attempt at reverse psychology has its desired effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -Checkpoint. Why does Malcolm pretend he is more evil than Macbeth? He is testing Macduff’s integrity because – with all the spies and traitors that Macbeth has created – he is afraid that Macduff might be on Macbeth’s side.
Detailed explanation-3: -Malcolm tests Macduff’s loyalty by pretending to be a worse human being than Macbeth himself. Macduff refuses to give up his loyalty to the Scottish royal family. Malcolm reveals his deception and contrasts the ‘integrity’ and ‘good truth and honour’ of Macduff with that of ‘Devilish Macbeth’.
Detailed explanation-4: -Character Analysis Malcolm His testing of Macduff, although dramatically longwinded, is psychologically accurate. By pretending to be what he is not, he hopes to coax from Macduff a confession of his loyalty.