FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Bloody child
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Armed head
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Crowned child with tree
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8 kings
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Detailed explanation-1: -’ According to the apparition, Macbeth can’t be killed by anyone born from a woman. After this last pronouncement, Macbeth believes he has nothing to fear from Macduff and is home free.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response they summon for him three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and finally a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. These apparitions instruct Macbeth to beware Macduff but reassure him that no man born of woman can harm him and that he will not be overthrown until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does the third apparition tell Macbeth? It tells Macbeth not to worry about those who would do him harm. It assures him that “Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until/Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill/Shall come against him” (IV.
Detailed explanation-4: -The second apparition, the bloody child, represents Macduff. He’s bloody because, as a baby, he was ripped from his mother’s womb. So while assuring Macbeth that none of woman born can harm him, the witches show him Macduff, was was “not of woman born” and will defeat him.
Detailed explanation-5: -The first apparition is the disembodied head of a warrior who seems to warn Macbeth of a bloody revenge at the hands of Macduff.