ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Lady Macbeth always carry with her now?
A
a letter
B
a light
C
a dagger
D
a sponge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The doctor exclaims: “How came she by that light?”-telling the readers that Lady Macbeth had been carrying a candle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carrying a taper (candlestick), Lady Macbeth enters sleepwalking.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because she fears of the darkness that comes from her bad deeds, she wants to have a light kept by her at all times. She knows that she lives in darkness, and tries to use the light to keep her guilt away. Thus, Lady Macbeth to bring the light back into her life.

Detailed explanation-4: -The gentlewoman says Lady Macbeth keeps a candle with her at all times and refuses to go anywhere without it. This small revelation of information is significant because it’s dark and she’s trying to find herself. Read what the gentlewoman says Lady Macbeth keeps with her in 5.1.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare, light and dark imagery is used throughout the story in order to show the difference and symbolism between good and evil. Light represents innocence, truth and purity while darkness is used to represent cruelty, guilt and corruption.

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