FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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An owl killed a falcon
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Duncan’s horses ate each other
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A man mysteriously went blind
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It has been dark during the daytime
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is NOT one of the strange phenomena that occurred the night of Duncan’s murder? He killed them out of grief and rage inspired by Duncan’s murder. What reason does Macbeth give for killing the guards? The sound of knocking.
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth is torn between his ambition and his conscience. He gives several reasons why he should not kill Duncan: 1) Duncan is his cousin; 2) He is a loyal subject to the King; 3) Duncan is his friend; 4) Duncan has never abused his royal power; and 5) Duncan is a guest in his home.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth believes he needs to kill King Duncan because he sees the king’s son, Malcolm, as a threat to the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the murder, feelings of guilt begin to disturb Macbeth. After looking at his own hands Macbeth says, “This is a sorry sight". When Macbeth looks at his bloody hands he acts completely shaken and does not believe they belong to him and seems completely traumatized by his own actions.
Detailed explanation-5: -Our chimneys were blown down . . . The morning after Duncan’s murder, Lennox, a Scottish nobleman, remarks to Macbeth how bad the weather was the night before. Lennox says that the wind blew so hard that several chimneys were blown down, and it even seemed like there might have been an earthquake.