ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Three apparitions appear to Macbeth in Act IV. Which of the following do they predict?
A
Banquo and Duncan will seek revenge on Macbeth
B
Macbeth should fear Macduff
C
Birnam Wood will come to Fife
D
Macbeth will lose the battle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In response they summon for him three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and finally a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. These apparitions instruct Macbeth to beware Macduff but reassure him that no man born of woman can harm him and that he will not be overthrown until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Macbeth reacts to the apparitions with curiosity, amazement, confidence, and grief. He attempts to question the first apparition, and after all three have given their prophecies, he asks if Banquo shall give rise to kings after him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth returns to the Weird Sisters and boldly demands to be shown a series of apparitions that tell his future. The first apparition is the disembodied head of a warrior who seems to warn Macbeth of a bloody revenge at the hands of Macduff.

Detailed explanation-4: -What four things did the witches show Macbeth? What does each show/say? What is Macbeth’s reaction? They showed him an armed head, a bloody child, a crowned child with a tree in its hand, and, finally, eight kings followed by Banquo’s ghost.

There is 1 question to complete.