FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Scone
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Inverness
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Colmekill
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Dunsinane Hill
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Detailed explanation-1: -He says that Duncan was: “Carried to Colmekill, / The sacred storehouse of his predecessors, /And guardian of their bones.” Colmekill is a corruption of Columcille, a Gaelic variant of Columba. According to tradition Iona’s royal burial ground is the Reilig Odhrain preserved within the “holy acre” of the island’s abbey.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057 by forces loyal to the future Malcolm III. He was buried on Iona, the traditional resting place of Scottish kings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ross wants to know where Duncan’s body has been taken. Macduff replies, ‘’Carried to Colmekill, / The sacred storehouse of his predecessors, / And guardian of their bones. ‘’ Duncan has been taken to his family’s home to be buried with his ancestors.
Detailed explanation-4: -Iona became the burial site for the kings of Dál Riata and their successors. Notable burials there include: Cináed mac Ailpín, king of the Picts (also known today as “Kenneth I of Scotland") Domnall mac Causantín, alternatively “king of the Picts” or “king of Scotland” ("Donald II")
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: In Macbeth, Duncan is killed at Macbeth’s castle Inverness.