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 go mad?
A
She catches a viral infection
B
She feels guilt over her role in murder
C
She sees a vision of her death
D
She is haunted by ghosts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After Macbeth becomes a murderous tyrant, she is driven to madness by guilt over their crimes, and commits suicide offstage. Lady Macbeth is a powerful presence in the play, most notably in the first two acts. Following the murder of King Duncan, however, her role in the plot diminishes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Macbeth obsessively washes her hands in the fifth act of the play in order to wash off the imaginary blood on them, a reminder of the guilt she has over the killings she and her husband carried out.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, she is guilty because she made an outright killing machine out of Macbeth. Secondly, Lady Macbeth had to do with some of the actions of the murders such as her framing Duncan’s attendants. “Why did you bring these daggers from the place?

Detailed explanation-4: -She displays no remorse that she indirectly kills Duncan, and is not aware of the consequences. Lady Macbeth is troubled with her guilt and does not come to terms with the act she is involved in. Lady Macbeth contrast with Macbeth because she does not see feel guilt for the bloody deed she commits.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although they both go insane they differ in that MacBeth goes insane over his desire of being and what he does as King while Lady MacBeth goes mentally insane and how much she wants her husband to be king. MacBeth desire and greed to become king is what makes him go insane.

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