ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Macbeth say was his reason for killing the guards?
A
He was so upset that he couldn’t control himself.
B
He killed Duncan and they were going to tell on him.
C
His wife made him do it.
D
They were trying to kill him.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What did Macbeth say was his reason for killing the guards? He was so upset that he couldn’t control himself. He killed Duncan and they were going to tell on him. His wife made him do it.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth speaks this line when Banquo’s ghost appears to him at the banquet. Macbeth’s vision of the ghost reveals his guilt over ordering the murder of Banquo and his young son. His sense of guilt is so powerful that he loses his sense of reality and cannot be sure whether he is having a vision or not.

Detailed explanation-5: -As Macbeth and Lennox emerge from the bedroom, Malcolm and Donalbain arrive on the scene. They are told that their father has been killed, most likely by his chamberlains, who were found with bloody daggers. Macbeth declares that in his rage he has killed the chamberlains.

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