Question

Which event iS an example of irony in Macbeth?

A. Macbeth sees a bloody dagger on his way to kill the king and
believes it is a sign.
B. Macbeth tries to
have Banquo and his son murdered so that they
will not take his throne.
C. Macbeth vows to find King Duncan's murderer when, in fact,
Macbeth himself has killed the king.
D. Lady Macbeth tells her husband that he has ruined the party after
Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost.

Answer 1

Again, when Macbeth says to Donalbain that 'the head, the spring, the fountain of your blood is stopped', regarding the murder of Duncan, it is also an example of irony, as Donalbain is perfectly unaware that the speaker himself is the very murderer of his father.