ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance?
A
fight them in hand to hand combat
B
poison them at the banquet
C
hire murderers to waylay them in the dark
D
drug their guards and stab them in their sleep
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work? He gets two convicted murderers to wait along the road to ambush them. The murderers kill Banquo, but Fleance escapes.

Detailed explanation-2: -He also reminds the murderers of their reason for killing Banquo-that on some past occasion, Page 2 they were wronged by him. To justify his actions, Macbeth also says to them that he would kill Banquo himself, if he could do it without upsetting their mutual friends.

Detailed explanation-3: -Then she tells him her plan: while Duncan sleeps, she will give his chamberlains wine to make them drunk, and then she and Macbeth can slip in and murder Duncan. They will smear the blood of Duncan on the sleeping chamberlains to cast the guilt upon them.

Detailed explanation-4: -With Lady Macbeth’s help, Macbeth frames King Duncan’s dead servants as the murderers. Duncan’s children, Malcolm and Donalbain, leave Scotland for their own safety.

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