ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did Banquo receive 20 gashes?
A
His heart
B
His stomach
C
His neck
D
His head
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -murders come & tell Macbeth that they killed Banquo. cut his throat. 20 gashes on banquos head & threw his bodty in a ditch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth sees one of the murderers arrive with blood on his face and is pleased to hear that Banquo is dead in a ditch ‘with twenty trenched gashes on his head’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The obvious meaning is that Banquo has risen from the dead, despite twenty mortal wounds (murders) on his head (crown), and taken Macbeth’s seat (stool) at the banquet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explain how your quotation shows this emotion. Banquo is shaking his head at Macbeth, showing that he blames him for his death. Macbeth is imagining this, so he is feeling guilty for his friend’s death.

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