ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Banquo says he will oppose and fight the unknown traitor who killed Duncan in Scene 3, he becomes one of the tragedy’s ____
A
antagonists
B
tragic heroes
C
flawed characters
D
comic relief characters
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -19. What does Banquo say he will fight against? He wants to fight against this betrayal of the king. He wants to fight against whoever hurt and went against Duncan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! Thou may’st revenge – O slave! These lines are Banquo’s dying words, as he is slaughtered by the murderers Macbeth has hired in Act 3, scene 3. In his dying breaths, Banquo urges his son, Fleance, to flee to safety, and charges him to someday revenge his father’s death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Banquo suspects that Macbeth killed Duncan in order to become king. Macbeth invites Banquo to a feast that night.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does Banquo say that he thinks at the beginning of The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act III? He thinks he will replace Macbeth as the king of Scotland.

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