FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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pull herself together and trust her husband
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leave her husband and save herself
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join the fight against Macbeth and become a soldier
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give her son over to the army and let him fight
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Detailed explanation-1: -What has Ross just told Lady Macduff in Scene 2? That Macduff has gone to England. How does Lady Macduff react to this news? She says his flight is madness, not wisdom, since he left his family unprotected.
Detailed explanation-2: -Trying to reassure the lady, Ross tells her that he is sure her husband is “noble, wise, judicious” (4.2. 16), and knows best how to act in these dangerous times, “when we are traitors / And do not know ourselves” (4.2. 18-19).
Detailed explanation-3: -Ross says the Macduff’s family is safe and ok. he is having trouble telling Macduff the actual news. Ross finally gives him the news and says that Macduff’s family is dead.
Detailed explanation-4: -Then, breaking down, Ross confesses to Macduff that Macbeth has murdered his wife and children. Macduff is crushed with grief. Malcolm urges him to turn his grief to anger, and Macduff assures him that he will inflict revenge upon Macbeth.