ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement best characterizes the reactions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth right after Duncan’s murder?
A
Both are too horrified to behave logically
B
They’re primarily concerned with practical matters
C
Lady Macbeth is too excited to act, but Macbeth is concerned with practical matters
D
Macbeth is too excited to act, but Lady Macbeth is concerned with practical matters
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best characterizes the reactions of Macbeth and lady Macbeth right after Duncan’s murder? He invokes the devil without knowing about the crime.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth is horrified by his actions and almost incapacitated, lady macbeth is practical-“wash up, make the servants look guilty, go to bed.” Macbeth is immediately swept up in his feelings of guilt, lady macbeth seems cool and in charge.

Detailed explanation-3: -After Duncan is killed at Lady Macbeth’s hand she seems to not feel any regret. After Duncan is killed and Macbeth has a guilty conscience she tells him not to think about what he did because it will drive him crazy, “These deeds must not be thought/After these ways; so, it will make us mad”(II.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth’s reaction when she reads her husband’s letter is powerful and dramatic. As soon as she’s finished reading, she has decided she will make sure Macbeth is king. It’s as if she and her husband are thinking exactly the same thing. She does not hesitate for a moment.

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