ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which quote best illustrates Lady Macbeth’s lack of conscience?
A
Come you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here
B
I would, while it [the babe] was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from it’s boneless gums/and dash’d the brains out
C
A little water clears us of this deed;/How easy is it then!
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What quote shows Lady Macbeth’s guilt? Even Lady Macbeth shows guilt in Macbeth when she says these words: “Here’s the smell of blood still. All perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums. And dashed the brains out (1.7) Lady Macbeth speaks these lines when she is trying to shame Macbeth for questioning their plan. She uses the image of a child to make a graphic statement about her own ambition and capacity for violence.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Come you spirits, That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here.” “And when goes hence?” “Look like th’innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t” “What beast was’t then, That made you break this enterprise to me?” “Tis the eye of childhood, That fears a painted devil.” “What’s to be done?” More items

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