Author name: Lavanya Prasad Mahato

Brabantio appeared before the Duke and accused Othello of entrapping his daughter, Desdemona, by spells and witchcraft, in order to marry her secretly. In self-defence, Othello artlessly told about the course of his love. He eloquently recounted the whole story of his wooing. He explained that Desdemona loved him for the dangers he had experienced …

What accusation did Brabantio make against Othello to the Duke? What was Othello’s explanation? To whom did Desdemona pledge her duty? Read More »

The hallucinations convey Macbeth’s innate reluctance to commit regicide. On his way to Duncan’s chamber, he sees a bloody dagger hanging in the air before him. He fails to grasp it despite trying. When he is about to leave the bed-chamber after the murder, he hears one of the grooms crying “murder”. Then the other …

Describe the hallucinations seen and heard by Macbeth when he went to kill king Duncan? Read More »

Lady Macbeth was the sole partner in Macbeth’s wickedness. She spurred Macbeth on to commit the crime of regicide. Later she could not bear the public hatred and fell victim to the sense of guilt. She was repentant for the wrong she committed. Her conscience affected her to such an extent that she ultimately committed …

How did Lady Macbeth die? Was she responsible for Macbeth’s doom? Read More »

In the story of ‘Macbeth’, the witches are actually the personified forces of disorder. Macbeth’s ambition to be the King of Scotland lay dormant in his mind. The witches only excited Macbeth’s ambition. The witches also prophesied that Macbeth would be killed by none of woman born and that he should never be vanquished till …

“In future a man should never believe the lying equivocations of witches. ” Why did Macbeth say that the prophecies of the witches were lying equivocations? What was Banquo’s opinion about the witches? Read More »

When Macduff urged Macbeth to fight him, Macbeth remembered the words of the spirits. He confidently boasted that he had a charmed life because men born of women’s womb would never defeat him. Macbeth remembered the words of the spirits, who had asked him to beware of Macduff. He also did not want to fight …

What did Macbeth say about his ‘charmed life’ when Macduff urged him to combat? Why did Macbeth decline to fight with Macduff? Read More »