ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Macbeths plan is to
A
poison both Duncan and the guards
B
trick Macduff and Banquo into killing the King
C
pushing the king out a window and blaming Malcolm and Donalbain
D
getting the guards drunk and framing them by using their weapons to kill the king
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Then she hatches a plan: they’ll wait until Duncan’s asleep, get his servants drunk, kill the king in his bed, and blame it on the servants. Sounds good to Macbeth-he commits to the plan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth plans to overturn the witches’ prophecy that Banquo’s sons will become kings by sending two murders to kill both Banquo and his son, Fleance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Macbeth claims that he found the men covered in King Duncan’s blood. Overwrought with grief and guided by a desire to avenge his king, Macbeth killed them. In this way, Macbeth directs suspicion away from himself by providing different suspects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth and Lady Macbeth frame the servants and both get their hands bloody. Two Scottish noblemen, Macduff and Lennox, arrive to visit King Duncan and discover his body. Macbeth kills the “guilty” servants as punishment as King Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain arrive.

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