Read this passage:MACBETH. Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits:The flighty purpose never is o'ertookUnless the deed go with it: from this momentThe very firstlings of my heart shall beThe firstlings of my hand. And even now,To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done:The castle of Macduff I will surprise;Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o' the swordHis wife, his babes, and all unfortunate soulsThat trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool;This deed I'll do before this purpose cool:But no more sights! Where are these gentlemen?Come, bring me where they are.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act IV, scene iWhat evidence from the text supports the idea that Macbeth has decided he will start taking immediate action instead of being so indecisive?A.Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploitsB.From this moment / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand.C.Come, bring me where they are.D.The castle of Macduff I will surprise; / Seize upon FifeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage: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 can you conclude from the lines "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the deed"?A.Macbeth is angry at Lady Macbeth for forcing him into having Banquo and his son murdered.B.Macbeth is proud of the way Lady Macbeth helped with the murder of King Duncan.C.Macbeth feels that his wife is innocent and wants to protect her from harm.D.Macbeth is not going to tell his wife about his plan to murder Banquo until after the murder has been committed.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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

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. We will proceed no further in this business:He hath honour'd me of late; and I have boughtGolden opinions from all sorts of people,Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,Not cast aside so soon.LADY MACBETH. Was the hope drunkWherein you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since?And wakes it now, to look so green and paleAt what it did so freely? From this timeSuch I account thy love. Art thou afeardTo be the same in thine own act and valourAs thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have thatWhich thou esteem'st the ornament of life,And live a coward in thine own esteem,Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"Like the poor cat i' the adage?MACBETH. Prithee, peace:I dare do all that may become a man;Who dares do more is none.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiWhat evidence from the text supports the idea that Lady Macbeth believes her husband is too weak and cowardly to kill the king?A.We will proceed no further in this business: / He hath honour'd me of lateB.Art thou afeard / To be the same in thine own act and valour / As thou art in desire?C.I have bought / Golden opinions from all sorts of people, / Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, / Not cast aside so soon.D.Prithee, peace: / I dare do all that may become a man; / Who dares do more is none.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.