ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What has Lady Macbeth started doing in her sleep?
A
walking
B
talking
C
writing
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth has gone mad. Like her husband, she cannot find any rest, but she is suffering more clearly from a psychological disorder that causes her, as she sleepwalks, to recall fragments of the events of the murders of Duncan, Banquo, and Lady Macduff.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: In her sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth speaks about the secrets of the murders she sets in motion by convincing Macbeth to kill Duncan. First, she talks about Duncan’s death, saying “"Yet who would have thought the old man/to have had so much blood in him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking symbolizes the distress and psychological pain she is in. Since she demands Macbeth to kill innocent people, she becomes restless from guilt. According to Dream Dictionary, sleepwalkers are under a massive amount of stress and lack sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth rubs her hands in a washing motion. With anguish, she recalls the deaths of King Duncan, Lady Macduff, and Banquo, then leaves. The Gentlewoman and the bewildered Doctor exeunt, realizing these are the symptoms of a guilt-ridden mind.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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