ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Now does he feel his secret murders sticking on his hands; Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach. Those he commands move only in command, nothing in love. What does upbraid mean?

A	find fault with
B	climb upon
C	believe in
D	confused by

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Now Macbeth feels the blood from his secret murders sticking to his hands. Now, each minute, rebel armies punish his treachery. The soldiers he commands are just following orders. They don’t fight for him out of love.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Act 5 Scene 5, Macbeth embraces nihilism, or the belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc., have no worth or value, after the death of his wife and his destruction on the horizon. He prepares for battle, determined that if he must die, he will die fighting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Come, you evil spirits that influence human thoughts! Strip away my femininity and fill me from head to toe with cruelty! Make my blood so thick that it can’t carry any feeling of guilt to my heart. Make it so that no kind of natural pity can prevent my cruel intentions from being carried out.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this pivotal speech, Macbeth uses theater imagery to metaphorically compare life to a play on stage.

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