ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What plan does Macbeth begin to develop in Act 1?
A
to kill Banquo
B
to fight in Norway again
C
to kill King Duncan
D
to divorce Lady Macbeth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth enters and berates her husband when he tells her he no longer wants to go through with the murder. She tells him her plan: they will get Duncan’s guards drunk and, while they are sleeping, sneak in to kill the king. They will then smear the blood on the guards to implicate them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Then she hatches a plan: they’ll wait until Duncan’s asleep, get his servants drunk, kill the king in his bed, and blame it on the servants. Sounds good to Macbeth-he commits to the plan.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the plan that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make? To kill the king. Lady Macbeth is going to get the guards drunk and then Macbeth will kill the king with the guards daggers.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of Act 1 Scene 7, Macbeth has made up his mind. After Lady Macbeth’s urging, convincing, and manipulation, Macbeth has decided that he will kill King Duncan so that he may become king himself.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which characters use these images and why? Act 1 is where we see Macbeth make the decision to murder King Duncan – he is tempted by supernatural prophecies, his own ambition, the words of his wife and an unexpected opportunity.

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