FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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cure Lady Macbeth of her mental disorder
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kill Macduff with poison in order to relieve Macbeth’s mind
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make him forget the witches
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -4) Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, / Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, / Raze out the written troubles of the brain … Macbeth to the Doctor in Act V scene iii. The Doctor tells tells him that Lady Macbeth is troubled with thick-coming fancies, / That keep her from her rest [more troubling].
Detailed explanation-2: -What does the soliloquy suggest about Macbeth’s state of mind? What conclusion does Macbeth come to? He is conflicted by ambition and loyalty and fear. He decides to leave it up to fate-for now.In Scene 4, MacBeth and Banquo are received by Duncan.
Detailed explanation-3: -When he is about to kill Duncan, Macbeth sees a dagger floating in the air. Covered with blood and pointed toward the king’s chamber, the dagger represents the bloody course on which Macbeth is about to embark.
Detailed explanation-4: -As this is Macbeth’s first soliloquy, it emphasises the strong possibility of Macbeth heading down a dark journey as he cannot forget the Witches’ predictions “(it) cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, / Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth?”