ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why didn’t Lady Macbeth just kill the king herself?
A
He looked too much like her father.
B
She changed her mind.
C
Someone walked in on her about to kill him.
D
She wanted Macbeth to do it by himself.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn’t kill the king herself? She abhors violence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Macbeth, after she and her husband murder the king, goes through immense guilt, which eventually drives her to delusion and her demise.

Detailed explanation-3: -This short speech from Lady Macbeth in Act 2, scene 2 reveals two important facts: first, that Lady Macbeth has not helped kill Duncan after all, and second, that Duncan’s resemblance to her father prevented her from killing him.

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