FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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He is glad, because now his secret has died with her.
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He is calm, saying that she would have died sooner or later, anyway.
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He flies into a rage and kills the doctor
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He calls on the witches to bring her back to life
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth reacts to her death by saying she should have died later as now she is inconveniencing him and that life is meaningless.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -How does Macbeth feel about life when he hears the news of his wife’s death? Macbeth feels hopeless and no longer values life. He says that time creeps slowly and life has no meaning. It indicates his lack of will to live.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -how does lady macbeth try to calm macbeth down? She tells him it is not real, but his imagination. She also tries to tell him that ghosts are an old wives’ tale.