ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the primary emotion that Macbeth feels after murdering King Duncan?
A
relief
B
fear
C
pride
D
guilt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After Macbeth murders Duncan, the tone becomes even more foreboding, as Macbeth’s guilt causes him to become paranoid. Rather than appearing triumphant when he returns to his wife in Act 2, Scene 2, Macbeth is horrified.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth feels a great deal of remorse after he has killed the king. He understands that he has committed a sin and will be punished. He is so terrified that he hears voices telling him:“ Macbeth does murder sleep, …, Macbeth shall sleep no more”(Act 2, Sc.

Detailed explanation-3: -"I’ll go no more:/I am afraid to think what i agve done; /Look on’t again i dare not.” (2, 2, 51-53) This line is said by Macbeth after killing King Duncan. Macbeth regrets his decision. This demonstrates that Macbeth is experiencing guilt and remorse for his decesion.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the story of Macbeth by Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth kills King Duncan out of his own greed. Macbeth had wanted so desperately to be king, that nothing would stop him. Macbeth is solely guilty of killing King Duncan, with everything going against him and very little going for him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Macbeth’s vision of the ghost reveals his guilt over ordering the murder of Banquo and his young son. His sense of guilt is so powerful that he loses his sense of reality and cannot be sure whether he is having a vision or not. He speaks these lines in order to try and reassure himself that Banquo is truly dead.

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