‘Macbeth’ – Setting and Summary

১. Setting

• Shakespeare’s Macbeth is set in Scotland.

• Key locations include royal palaces, battlefields, and Scottish landscapes.

• The time period corresponds roughly to the early medieval Scottish monarchy.

২. Plot Summary

• Three witches meet General Macbeth and predict he will become King of Scotland.

• Their prophecy ignites ambition in Macbeth.

• Encouraged by Lady Macbeth, he murders King Duncan to claim the throne.

• Once king, Macbeth is haunted by guilt and paranoia, committing more murders to secure power.

• Lady Macbeth eventually goes mad and dies.

• Macbeth is killed by Macduff, restoring peace to Scotland.

• The play explores ambition, moral corruption, and the consequences of unchecked power.

৩. Main Character

• Macbeth – Tragic hero, General of Scotland.

• Lady Macbeth – Ambitious wife of Macbeth.

• King Duncan – The murdered king.

• Macduff – Nobleman who defeats Macbeth.

• Three Witches – Prophetic instigators.

৪. William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

• English poet, dramatist, and actor.

• Known as the Bard of Avon and English National Poet.

• Wrote 154 sonnets and 37 plays, along with long narrative poems.

• Regarded as one of the greatest writers in world literature.

৫. Notable Works

Tragedies:

• Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Julius Caesar

Comedies:

• As You Like It, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream

• অপশন গুলোর অর্থ,
• turned down:
- to refuse an offer or request.
- 
• turned up:
- to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned.
-  উপস্থিত হওয়া; আসা

• turned bottom:
- কোনো অর্থবোধক phrase নয়।

- turned over:
- If an engine turns over, its parts move in order to make the engine start running.
- উলটানো; উলটে যাওয়া; অবস্থান পরিবর্তন করা; আছাড় খাওয়া; পাশ ফেরা।

• phrase গুলোর অর্থ বিবেচনা করে দেখা যায়, শূন্যস্থানে সঠিক উত্তর হবে - turned over.
- Complete sentence: The Captain left the boat, because it turned over.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary and Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

• Correct Answer: ঘ) Adamant

Explanation:

• Dogmatic

  • Bangla Meaning: মূল্যহীন বা গোঁড়া মতবাদ প্রকাশ করে এমন

  • English Meaning: characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts

• Adamant

  • Bangla Meaning: অনমনীয়; অবিচলচিত্ত; দৃঢ়সংকল্প; অনড়

  • English Meaning: unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion; unyielding

Other options:

• ক) Emulate – সমকক্ষ হতে বা ছাড়িয়ে যেতে চেষ্টা করা

• খ) Enamor – মুগ্ধ/অনুরক্ত হওয়া; প্রেমমুগ্ধ হওয়া

• গ) Hasty – ত্বরিত; চটজলদি