ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“We have lost best half of our affair.”
A
Lady Macbeth
B
Ross
C
Banquo
D
A murderer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth Act 3, Scene 3 Quotes The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day: Now spurs the lated traveller apace To gain the timely inn; and near approaches The subject of our watch. This quote comes from the First Murderer after they decide to trust the newcomer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! 18. Thou mayst revenge: This is said to Fleance. Banquo means that if Fleance flees and lives, he may have a chance to revenge his father’s death.

Detailed explanation-3: -what does the second murderer mean when he says “we have lost/ best half of our affair"? they lost Fleance who was the most important part of the plot. why do you think Macbeth could be considered the third murderer. he didn’t trust the first two, wanted to make sure the job was done right, paranoid.

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