ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why won’t Macbeth return the daggers to the servants?
A
He is exhausted from the deed
B
He is afraid that someone will hear him
C
he cannot bear to look again at what he has done
D
He can’t bear the idea of committing another evil act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth did not want to take the daggers back to the scene of the crime because he felt guilty about what he had just done-he cannot bear to go back and see it again.

Detailed explanation-2: -She tells him to return the daggers but he refuses and Lady Macbeth goes instead. While she is gone, someone begins to knock on the door of the castle. Lady Macbeth returns with bloody hands and reassures Macbeth that they just need to wash and get into bed so that they do not get caught.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Lady Macbeth return to the Kings bedchamber? She has to take the daggers back to smear the grooms with Duncan’s blood so it will look like they did it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Since Macbeth is too shaken up to do anything, Lady Macbeth takes charge, calls him a wimp, and hauls the daggers back to Duncan’s chambers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Synopsis: Lady Macbeth waits anxiously for Macbeth to return from killing Duncan. When Macbeth enters, he is horrified by what he has done. He has brought with him the daggers that he used on Duncan, instead of leaving them in the room with Duncan’s servants as Lady Macbeth had planned.

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