FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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There are too many witnesses in the castle. He could never get away with it
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Macbeth is Duncan’s kinsman and subject. Duncan is a good and popular king; his death would bring sorrow to Scotland
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Macbeth doesn’t really have the ambition to be king. He is doing this to please his wife. He may be able to change her mind.
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If anyone found out he did it, they would just kill him. He is better off being a Thane and being alive
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth’s arguments to himself against killing Duncan are the consequences in the afterlife, his loyalty to as subject and host, how well he has treated and honored him lately.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth defends himself by claiming that not killing the king actually makes him more of a man. His reason tells him that killing a king, especially one who trusts him as much as Duncan does, diminishes his manhood.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth believes he needs to kill King Duncan because he sees the king’s son, Malcolm, as a threat to the throne. Macbeth has already felt confused about whether he needs to leave the Witches’ prophecy in the hands of fate or do some “dark” deeds to help their prophecies along.