What do Banquo's final lines, quoted below, seem to indicate?*O treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!Thou mayst revenge—O slave! (3.3.25-26)Elimination ToolSelect one answerABanquo cares deeply about his son.BBanquo feels that he has let Macbeth down by not being there for him.CBanquo fears for the future of Scotland.DBanquo realizes that he has been betrayed by Macbeth.
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What do Banquo's final lines, quoted below, seem to indicate?*O treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!Thou mayst revenge—O slave! (3.3.25-26)Elimination ToolSelect one answerABanquo cares deeply about his son.BBanquo feels that he has let Macbeth down by not being there for him.CBanquo fears for the future of Scotland.DBanquo realizes that he has been betrayed by Macbeth.
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Banquo's final lines seem to indicate that he realizes that he has been betrayed by Macbeth. His urgent plea for his son Fleance to escape suggests that he understands the danger they are in, likely due to Macbeth's actions. His mention of revenge also implies that he believes Macbeth is responsible for the treachery he speaks of. Therefore, the correct answer is D: Banquo realizes that he has been betrayed by Macbeth.
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