ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to put on his nightclothes and go to bed, she wants to
A
Make it seem like they have been asleep during Duncan’s murder
B
help him to get more sleep
C
get him to relax
D
help him rest so he will be ready to be crowned king
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –To bed, to bed, to bed! Lady Macbeth is telling the audience that whats done has been done and nothing can change it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth declares that he no longer intends to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth, outraged, calls him a coward and questions his manhood: “When you durst do it, ” she says, “then you were a man” (1.7.49).

Detailed explanation-3: -A “season” in this sense is a preservative, and “natures” are different varieties of human nature. She is saying that without sleep anyone will go crazy, and Macbeth hasn’t been getting his sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this scene, Macbeth returns from murdering Duncan, alarmed that he heard a noise. Lady Macbeth dismisses his fears and sees that he has brought the guards’ daggers with him, rather than planting them at the scene of the crime. She tells him to return the daggers but he refuses and Lady Macbeth goes instead.

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