William Shakespeare MacbethAct 1, Scene 3BANQUOGood sir, why do you start; and seem to fearThings that do sound so fair? I' the name of truth,Are ye fantastical, or that indeedWhich outwardly ye show? My noble partner4You greet with present grace and great predictionOf noble having and of royal hope,That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not.If you can look into the seeds of time,And say which grain will grow and which will not,Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fearYour favours nor your hate.11. The word “start” meansA beginB stareC be surprisedD be frightened12. The word “fair” meansA blondB light-colouredC beautifulD good and proper13. The expression “my noble partner” suggests that the speaker isA an equal of MacbethB a colleague of MacbethC a soldier of MacbethD a flatterer of Macbeth14. The expression “the seeds of time” isA an imageB an idiomC a metaphorD an adverb15. The expression “who neither beg nor fear/Your favours nor your hate” suggests that thespeaker isA arrogantB foolishC cleverD a man of integrity

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MACBETH. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night,Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day;And with thy bloody and invisible handCancel and tear to pieces that great bondWhich keeps me pale! Light thickens; and the crowMakes wing to the rooky wood:Good things of day begin to droop and drowse;While night's black agents to their preys do rouse.Thou marvell'st at my words: but hold thee still;Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.So, prithee, go with me.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act III, scene iiWhat does the audience learn from the lines "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the deed"?A.Macbeth will keep Banquo's murder a secret until after the murder has been committed.B.Macbeth believes his wife is responsible for Duncan's murder.C.Macbeth thinks his wife is too ladylike to understand his reasons for murder.D.Macbeth is in love with his wife and wants her to remain queen.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Macbeth, Act III, Scene 1, William Shakespeare, 1623 Hide PassageMACBETHWas it not yesterday we spoke together? FIRST MURDERERIt was, so please your Highness. MACBETHWell then, now    Have you consider'd of my speeches? KnowThat it was he in the times past which held you     5So under fortune, which you thought had been    Our innocent self? This I made good to youIn our last conference, pass'd in probation with you:How you were borne in hand, how cross'd, the instruments,Who wrought with them, and all things else that might     10To half a soul and to a notion crazedSay "Thus did Banquo." FIRST MURDERERYou made it known to us. MACBETHI did so, and went further, which is now  Our point of second meeting. Do you find     15    Your patience so predominant in your nature,    That you can let this go? Are you so gospel'd,    To pray for this good man and for his issue,  Whose heavy hand hath bow'd you to the grave    And beggar'd yours forever?     20 FIRST MURDERERWe are men, my liege.   MACBETHAy, in the catalogue ye go for men,    As hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs,Shoughs, waterrugs, and demi-wolves are cleptAll by the name of dogs. The valued file     25Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,    The housekeeper, the hunter, every oneAccording to the gift which bounteous nature    Hath in him closed, whereby he does receive    Particular addition, from the bill     30    That writes them all alike; and so of men.    Now if you have a station in the file,    Not i' the worst rank of manhood, say it,    And I will put that business in your bosoms    Whose execution takes your enemy off,     35    Grapples you to the heart and love of us,    Who wear our health but sickly in his life,    Which in his death were perfect. SECOND MURDERERI am one, my liege,    Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world     40    Have so incensed that I am reckless what    I do to spite the world. FIRST MURDERERAnd I another    So weary with disasters, tugg'd with fortune,    That I would set my life on any chance,     45    To mend it or be rid on't. MACBETHBoth of you    Know Banquo was your enemy.   BOTH MURDERERSTrue, my lord.   MACBETHSo is he mine, and in such bloody distance     50    That every minute of his being thrusts   Against my near'st of life; and though I could    With barefaced power sweep him from my sight    And bid my will avouch it, yet I must not,   For certain friends that are both his and mine,     55    Whose loves I may not drop, but wail his fall   Who I myself struck down. And thence it is   That I to your assistance do make love, Masking the business from the common eye    For sundry weighty reasons.     60 SECOND MURDERERWe shall, my lord,    Perform what you command us. FIRST MURDERERThough our lives-   MACBETHYour spirits shine through you.Within this hour at most     65I will advise you where to plant yourselves,    Acquaint you with the perfect spy o' the time,    The moment on't; fort must be done tonight    And something from the palace (always thought    That I require a clearness); and with him-     70To leave no rubs nor botches in the work-    Fleance his son, that keeps him company,    Whose absence is no less material to me    Than is his father's, must embrace the fate    Of that dark hour. Resolve yourselves apart;     75    I'll come to you anon.   BOTH MURDERERSWe are resolved, my lord.   MACBETHI'll call upon you straight. Abide                within.                                               [Exeunt MURDERERS] It is concluded: Banquo, thy soul's flight,     80If it find heaven, must find it out tonight. [Exit] Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth, Act III, Scene 1." shakespeare.mit.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2016.Which of the following statements BEST describes the effect of the disparity between Macbeth's lengthy dialogue and the Murderers' short dialogue?Elimination ToolSelect one answerAIt hastens the end of the scene.BIt contrasts the various characters' educational level.CIt makes clear the informal nature of their conversation.DIt reveals the unequal power relationship between the men.EIt indicates the haste of the Murderers to get started.

Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt beWhat thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature;It is too full o' th' milk of human kindnessTo catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great,Art not without ambition, but withoutThe illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou'ld'st have, great Glamis,That which cries, "Thus thou must do," if thou have it,And that which rather thou dost fear to do,Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither,That I may pour my spirits in thine earAnd chastise with the valor of my tongueAll that impedes thee from the golden round,Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seemTo have thee crowned withal.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene vIn the passage, what does Lady Macbeth fear about her husband?A.That he won't be strong enough to kill the king and further his own ambitionsB.That he will become too superstitious and want more prophecies from the witchesC.That he will become power-hungry and try to kill the king himselfD.That he will not accept the title of king if it is offered to himSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following quotes demonstrates the ironic significance of Macbeth's line:As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends,I must not look to have, but in their steadCurses, not loud but deep, mouth-honor, breathWhich the poor heart would fain deny and dare       not.— (5.3.29-33)Elimination ToolSelect one answerA"My plenteous joys,Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselvesIn drops of sorrow." (1.4.39-41)B"This castle hath a pleasant seat. The airNimbly and sweetly recommends itselfUnto our gentle senses." (1.6.1-3)C"To show an unfelt sorrow is an officeWhich the false man does easy." (2.3.161-162)D"[...] unsafe the while that weMust lave our honors in these flattering streamsAnd make our faces vizards to our hearts,Disguising what they are." (3.2.36-39)