ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
While waiting for Macbeth to finish killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth said she would have done it herself except that:
A
she had to make an appearance for the guests to establish an alibi.
B
she could not stand the sight of blood.
C
Duncan woke up when she went into his room.
D
Duncan looked just like her father.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth waits in agitation for Macbeth to kill Duncan. She comments that had the sleeping Duncan not looked like her father she would have killed him herself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth declares that he no longer intends to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth, outraged, calls him a coward and questions his manhood: “When you durst do it, ” she says, “then you were a man” (1.7.49).

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth calls him a coward, and repeatedly attacks his masculinity. She shocks Macbeth into action by saying that, had she sworn to kill her child, she would dash its brains against a wall rather than break her oath.

Detailed explanation-4: -He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.

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