ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Macbeth think his wife will do after she hears of Banquo’s murder?
A
Applaud him
B
Faint
C
Cry
D
Laugh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When Macbeth announces Duncan’s death, she faints. One reading is that her faint is faked to distract from Macbeth’s shaky story.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. He speaks these lines in order to try and reassure himself that Banquo is truly dead.

Detailed explanation-3: -Duncan is Dead She tells him to return the daggers but he refuses and Lady Macbeth goes instead. While she is gone, someone begins to knock on the door of the castle. Lady Macbeth returns with bloody hands and reassures Macbeth that they just need to wash and get into bed so that they do not get caught.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth faints when she hears the news of King Duncan’s murder to show her innocence and because the scene is to gruesome for a kind hearted lady.

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