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 give to guards to make them unconscious?
A
Wine
B
Hearty food
C
Alcohol
D
Tea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady plans to get the guards drunk until they are unconscious, take their daggers, murder Duncan, and then smear the blood of Duncan all over the guards.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Macbeth drugged the guards’ hot drinks and took their daggers, leaving them where Macbeth would find them.

Detailed explanation-3: -What did Lady Macbeth do to the guards to make them sleep? Drugged their wine.

Detailed explanation-4: -She has drugged the guards’ alcohol. She states that the alcohol has given her courage but the adjective ‘bold‘ also shows that she feels empowered by the fact that the guards will not wake and their plan will go unchallenged. There is a sense of invincibility in lady Macbeth here.

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