ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why does Lady Macbeth choose not to kill King Duncan herself?
A
She thinks the king, as he sleeps, looks like her father.
B
She thinks Macbeth should do it to prove he is a strong leader.
C
She does not believe a woman should kill a king.
D
The witches said she should not.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Lady Macbeth, Duncan looked like her own father. For instance, in the play, she says, “Had he not resembled / My father as he slept, I had done’t” (2.2. 16-17). Thus, she didn’t want to kill Duncan because killing him would seem as if she killed her own father and that decision would give her nightmares.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Macbeth didn’t kill Duncan herself because he reminded her too much of her father.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth is satisfied that Duncan was killed. She does not feel sorry for his death. She thinks that Macbeth is a coward and she went back and wiped the daggers on the clothes of the guards. She wanted the guards to look as if they killed Duncan.

Detailed explanation-4: -He is the king’s host. He should protect the king, Not bear the knife myself. 3. Duncan is a goodly king and God will not like it if he is killed, Besides, this Duncan.

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