ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens to Macduff’s wife and child?
A
They flee Scotland for London.
B
They leave Macduff because they think he is loyal to Macbeth.
C
They are killed by Macbeth’s men.
D
They follow Macduff to London to escape Macbeth.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macduff won’t leave and in the end she and her children and servants are all killed. Macbeth thinks that, by the witches warning, Macduff was born by some supernatural force, however he was born by a cesarean section, so he was born by not supernatural deeds, but is the downfall of Macbeth after all.

Detailed explanation-2: -She is married to Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife. Her appearance in the play is brief: she and her son are introduced in Act IV Scene II, a climactic scene that ends with both of them being murdered on Macbeth’s orders.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Macbeth kills Macduff’s family to punish him and to deter him from fighting against Macbeth. Macbeth orders Macduff’s family killed after he receives the second set of prophecies from the witches. He believes he is basically invincible but heeds the warning to ‘’beware Macduff.

Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth arranges for murderers to kill Macduff’s wife and children, after Macduff has already fled to England to seek help from the king for his cause against Macbeth. Macduff’s decision to abandon his family is never fully explained, and seems hard to justify, given their brutal murders.

Detailed explanation-5: -Then, breaking down, Ross confesses to Macduff that Macbeth has murdered his wife and children. Macduff is crushed with grief. Malcolm urges him to turn his grief to anger, and Macduff assures him that he will inflict revenge upon Macbeth.

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