FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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an upright gentleman
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a scheming murderer
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a drunken joker
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a cowardly traitor
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Detailed explanation-1: -CHARACTER PROFILE: PORTER. The Porter is the gate-keeper to the Macbeth’s castle, and jokes about being the keeper to ‘the gates of hell’. He’s a very heavy drinker, and provides important comic relief amidst the play’s intense tragic momentum.
Detailed explanation-2: -A drunken porter, answering the knocking at the gate, plays the role of a devil-porter at the gates of hell. He admits Macduff and Lennox, who have come to wake Duncan. Macbeth appears and greets them. Macduff exits to wake Duncan, then returns to announce Duncan’s murder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Porter. The drunken doorman of Macbeth’s castle.
Detailed explanation-4: -A porter goes to answer the door, joking to himself that he is the doorkeeper at the mouth of hell, and mocking whoever might be knocking to get into hell.