Read this passage:MACBETH. There the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fledHath nature that in time will venom breed,No teeth for the present.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act III, scene ivWhich sentence is the best translation of the text?A.I have been bitten by a snake that has sent poison into my veins, causing me to commit horrible crimes, both now and in the future.B.I have killed my good friend, and now I know that I will be condemned to a life of poisonous dreams; I wish I could take back my actions.C.Banquo is dead and his son has escaped, and although Fleance is weak now, he will grow up and become very dangerous to me.D.My men tell me lies to my face, and I know they are fleeing from my horrible actions; I vow to do no more harm from now on.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What literary element in the lines below BEST emphasizes the main idea of Macbeth's soliloquy?MACBETH:"If ’t be so,For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind;For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered,Put rancors in the vessel of my peaceOnly for them, and mine eternal jewelGiven to the common enemy of manTo make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings. (3.1.69-75)Elimination ToolSelect one answerAThe symbols of wealth in "vessel" and "eternal jewel".BThe violence of the verbs like "wrenched" and "filed".CThe repetition of "for Banquo's issue" or similar phrases.DThe consistent inversion of the grammatical subject and object.

Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. The raven himself is hoarseThat croaks the fatal entrance of DuncanUnder my battlements. Come, you spiritsThat tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,And fill me from the crown to the toe top-fullOf direst cruelty. Make thick my blood.Stop up the access and passage to remorse,That no compunctious visitings of natureShake my fell purpose, nor keep peace betweenThe effect and it! Come to my woman's breasts,And take my milk for gall, you murd'ring ministers,Wherever in your sightless substancesYou wait on nature's mischief. Come, thick night,And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,That my keen knife see not the wound it makes,Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the darkTo cry "Hold, hold!"William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene vWhat impression does Lady Macbeth's speech give you about her character?A.She is powerless against all the men in her life.B.She is honorable and only wishes to do what's right.C.She is coldhearted, cruel, and very ambitious.D.She is afraid of her husband and what he will do to gain power.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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

What is Shakespeare trying to warn us about in Macbeth?

Read this passage:MACBETH, aside. The Prince of Cumberland! that is a stepOn which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires;Let not light see my black and deep desires:The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene ivWhat future event does this passage foreshadow?A.Macbeth killing the kingB.The king killing MacbethC.Macbeth becoming Prince of CumberlandD.Macbeth killing MalcolmSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS