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 do when Macbeth describes how he killed Duncan’s “killers”?
A
She kills the guards in revenge
B
She faints
C
She runs away
D
She demands that Macduff find the killer.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth waits in agitation for Macbeth to kill Duncan. She comments that had the sleeping Duncan not looked like her father she would have killed him herself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth declares that he no longer intends to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth, outraged, calls him a coward and questions his manhood: “When you durst do it, ” she says, “then you were a man” (1.7.49).

Detailed explanation-3: -Given her active role in the murder, she may pretend to faint to distract attention from Macbeth’s explanation of why he killed Duncan’s guards or to prevent suspicion of her and Macbeth in Duncan’s death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. What does Lady Macbeth do when Macduff tells her that Duncan has been killed? She demands that Macduff find the killer.

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