FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It’s late and the King has gone to bed.
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He feared he had died.
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He thought he was at battle.
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He thought he went to England.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why is Banquo surprised to see Macbeth at the beginning of Act 2? It’s late and the King has gone to bed. He feared he had died.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why is Banquo up late? He had nightmares about the witches. He stays up late to talk to Macbeth about the witches.
Detailed explanation-3: -Act 2, scene 1 Banquo, who has accompanied Duncan to Inverness, is uneasy because he too is tempted by the witches’ prophecies, although only in his dreams. Macbeth pretends to have forgotten them. Left alone by Banquo, Macbeth sees a gory dagger leading him to Duncan’s room.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alone, as he goes towards Duncan’s chambers to murder the king, Macbeth sees a vision of a bloody dagger. He dismisses the vision, saying that it is the ‘bloody business’ that is causing him to hallucinate. He hears a bell and goes to kill Duncan.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why is Banquo awake so late at night in scene 1? He is having nightmares which keep him restless.