Read this passage:MACBETH. But in these casesWe still have judgment here, that we but teachBloody instructions, which, being taught, returnTo plague th' inventor: this even-handed justiceCommends the ingredients of our poisoned chaliceTo our own lips.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiWhich translation of the passage best explains Macbeth's reasoning for not murdering Duncan?A.When we commit a crime, we teach others by our actions, and often the teacher is killed in the end.B.I am very afraid to commit this horrible act, but I will do it because I really want to become the king.C.I must kill the king quickly before I lose my nerve and decide not to go through with it at all.D.I wanted to poison the king, but my wife thought it would be better to stab him so we could blame the guards.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

from act 1 scene 6 and 72 reasons does macbeth give for not murderying duncan himself?

What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?

What literary device primarily develops Macbeth's supposed reaction to seeing the murdered Duncan below?MACBETH:"Th’ expedition of my violent loveOutrun the pauser, reason. Here lay Duncan,His silver skin laced with his golden blood,And his gashed stabs looked like a breach in natureFor ruin’s wasteful entrance; there the murderers,Steeped in the colors of their trade, their daggersUnmannerly breeched with gore. Who could refrainThat had a heart to love, and in that heartCourage to make ’s love known?" (2.3.129-137)Elimination ToolSelect one answerAPersonificationBAllusionCSituational ironyDVisual imagery

What reason does Macbeth give for killing King Duncan's guards?A.He was overcome with anger after seeing Duncan's body covered in blood.B.He was angry after the guards admitted to having killed King Duncan.C.He didn't want the guards to say they had seen Macbeth in the king's room.D.He wanted King Duncan to have the company of his best guards in death.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.