ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Witch brags to her sister that she had a dead sailor’s thumb?
A
The First Witch
B
The Second Witch
C
The Third Witch
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They are also deeply vindictive. The First Witch vows to make the sailor suffer simply because his wife refuses to give in to her gluttonous demand. Her reaction is shockingly, disproportionately cruel: she vows to drain the life out of him until he is ‘dry as hay’ (1.3.

Detailed explanation-2: -First Witch A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, And munched, and munched, and munched. ‘Give me, ’ quoth I. ‘Aroint thee, witch’ the rump-fed ronyon cries.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the Witches describes how a sailor’s wife has insulted her and how she plans to take her revenge (’I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do’). She plans to follow his ship (The Tiger) and drain the life out of him by not allowing him to sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Macbeth they kill the sailor in order to get back at the sailor’s wife for not sharing her chestnuts. The first witch says “A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, And mounch’d and mounch’d and mouch’d. “Give me” quoth I: “Aroint thee witch!” the rump-fed ronyon cries.” (1.3.

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