ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does King Duncan come to spend the night?
A
a battlefield
B
Banquo’s castle
C
his own estate
D
Macbeth’s castle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -King Duncan visits Lord Macbeth’s home and spends the night there, as was customary at the time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: King Duncan visit’s Macbeth’s castle as a sign of respect of what Macbeth has accomplished for Scotland and for him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act I Scene 6: Duncan arrives at Macbeth’s castle.

Detailed explanation-4: -The witches’ first prophecy comes true and King Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor. When King Duncan visits Macbeth’s castle, Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to murder King Duncan in his sleep to make the second prophecy come true.

Detailed explanation-5: -King Duncan welcomes and praises Macbeth and Banquo, and Duncan declares that he will spend the night at Macbeth’s castle at Inverness; Duncan also names his son Malcolm as his heir. Macbeth sends a message ahead to his wife, Lady Macbeth, telling her about the witches’ prophecies.

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