ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What “sign” convinces Macbeth that he must go through with killing the king?
A
One of the witches appears in his room.
B
He has a nightmare about the murder.
C
He sees a floating dagger before him.
D
The ghost of his father visits him.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight. He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth becomes convinced that the Witches’ prophecy is true when Duncan names him Thane of Cawdor, which the Witches prophesied would happen.

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: -Looking at the imaginary dagger is like looking into Macbeth’s conscious and he is already feeling guilty about killing King Duncan. In this scene Macbeth is already feeling guilty; the dagger almost foreshadows the guilt that he will experience in the coming scenes. 5.

Detailed explanation-5: -Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.

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