FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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His castle is built to withstand a siege
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He has more soldiers than the rebel Thanes
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He believes the witches’ prophecy means no man can harm him
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His bravery is legendary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth believes that he is invincible over Macduff’s army because the Witches and the apparitions prophesied “none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.82–83) and “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him” (4.1.96–98).
Detailed explanation-2: -In Macbeth’s short soliloquy, he argues that the witches prophecy can’t be “ill” because why? He will gain success and is the Thane of Cawdor. In this short soliloquy, he argues that it cannot be good.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth is fearful of how the witches know his deepest desires to be king. If word were to get out about Macbeth’s sinful thoughts and his desire for power, he believes that we would be ruined.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth visits the witches and they tell him-the only person he needs to beware of is Macduff, no one a woman has given birth to can harm him and he won’t be defeated until Birnam Wood moves. He thinks he’s unbeatable.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why does Macbeth claim to feel no fear? He is still believing in the witches prophecies, that he can not be killed by a man not born of a woman; but he doesn’t know Macduff was ripped from his mother.