ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a direct result of the witches prophecy to Macbeth to “Beware Macduff?”
A
Banquo is killed
B
Lady Macbeth kills herself
C
Macbeth is beheaded
D
Macbeth has Macduff’s wife and children murdered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Everything the Witches predict does come true, but everything that happens ends up hurting Macbeth as well. He does become Thane of Cawdor, but that feeds his ambition so he kills Duncan. He becomes the king, but as a result kills many people, including his best friend.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macduff kills macbeth, and when he meets malcolm, ross, siward and the other soldiers at the end of the scene, he comes back on stage holding macbeth’s head. The first apparition tells macbeth to beware macduff, and appears as an armed head, no body. The moment foreshadows macbeth’s eventual end.

Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth visits the witches and they tell him-the only person he needs to beware of is Macduff, no one a woman has given birth to can harm him and he won’t be defeated until Birnam Wood moves. He thinks he’s unbeatable.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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