ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the 2nd apparition foretell?
A
Banquo’s ancestors will become kings for many generations
B
Macbeth will not be defeated until Birnam Wood move to Dunsiname
C
No man born of woman can harm Macbeth
D
Beware Macduff
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These apparitions instruct Macbeth to beware Macduff but reassure him that no man born of woman can harm him and that he will not be overthrown until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.

Detailed explanation-2: -The quote means that nobody born from a woman can ever kill Macbeth. Since Macduff is able to kill him, the quote suggests that women birthing via Cesarean sections are not mothers in the same way as mothers birthing naturally, and that their babies are not born to them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Second Apparition: The Bloody Child ’ According to the apparition, Macbeth can’t be killed by anyone born from a woman. After this last pronouncement, Macbeth believes he has nothing to fear from Macduff and is home free.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Apparition: “none of women born Shall harm Macbeth.” The Third Apparition: “be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets… until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane Hill /Shall come against him [Macbeth]."

Detailed explanation-5: -The witches conjure up three apparitions. First a floating head appears and tells Macbeth to beware of Macduff. Next, a bloody child appears. The child says that “no man of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth” (lines 9596).

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