FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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She starts to cry
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She acts shocked
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She takes off running
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She faints
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Detailed explanation-1: -It’s Macduff and Lennox, who have come to rouse Duncan. Macbeth arrives and tells them the king is still sleeping. Macduff heads off to wake the king, and promptly returns, screaming bloody murder. He wakes up the whole castle, including Lady Macbeth, who pretends to be shocked and horrified at the news.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Macbeth announces Duncan’s death, she faints. One reading is that her faint is faked to distract from Macbeth’s shaky story.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth seems suddenly weary when Lady Macbeth dies. His reaction is strange-quiet, subdued and thoughtful. His power and motivation seem to vanish. It’s as if Macbeth no longer sees any point trying to hold onto the kingship.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth’s emotions override his personal nature due to the pressure he is put in of being caught, essentially for Lady Macbeth’s actions. However, Lady Macbeth is calm throughout the conversation, she is the one who is calming down Macbeth for the deed he had just committed.
Detailed explanation-5: -In these lines, in Act 1, scene 5, Lady Macbeth tells her husband to leave everything to her: she’ll set up Duncan’s murder that evening. In the meantime, she tells Macbeth, he should try to look as innocent as possible.