ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do Malcolm and Donalbain decide to do almost immediately after learning of Duncan’s murder?
A
Avenge their father’s death
B
Fight each other for the crown
C
Hide their grief from everyone
D
Run away to protect themselves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, thinking themselves open to the charge of murdering their father, plan to flee to England and Ireland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, plan to flee for their lives-Malcolm to England, Donalbain to Ireland.

Detailed explanation-3: -A) What do Malcolm and Donalbain agree to do after learning of their father’s murder? They agree to leave Scotland for fear that they, too, could be murdered.

Detailed explanation-4: -What do malcolm and donalbain decide to do at the end of the scene? They decide to flee so that no one has accusations. Malcolm is next in line for the throne; and they suspect Macbeth murdered the King and feared they might be next to be killed or next to be blamed for the murder.

Detailed explanation-5: -Donalbain flees to Ireland after the murder of his father for refuge. He is based upon a personage in an account of King Duncan in Holinshed’s Chronicles, a history of Britain familiar to Shakespeare. He is ultimately based on the historical King Donald III of Scotland.

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