ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened to Lady Macbeth?
A
She runs away from Scotland
B
She takes her own life
C
The doctor cures her but she no longer supports Macbeth
D
The reader does not find out
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After Macbeth becomes a murderous tyrant, she is driven to madness by guilt over their crimes, and commits suicide offstage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Macbeth kills herself because she cannot cope with her guilt over King Duncan’s murder. When the play begins, she is more than willing to kill the king in order to advance her husband’s social position.

Detailed explanation-3: -But as Macbeth grows more and more used to being a tyrant following Duncan’s murder, Lady Macbeth suffers more and more from guilt. She goes mad and finally kills herself.

Detailed explanation-4: -She sleepwalks off of the palace wall. She declares her own guilt and stabs herself with a knife. Macduff slays her in revenge for his own wife’s murder.

Detailed explanation-5: -Oh light! Please take me! I deserve to die! Now take me light!

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