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Question #9

Select the three prophecies the three witches give to Banquo.

Banquo will soon be king of England.

Banquo will soon be king of Scotland.

Banquo will always be a servant to Macbeth.

Banquo will be lesser than Macbeth, and greater.

Banquo will be the father of kings, but not one himself.

Banquo will enjoy great wealth, but he will not be rich.

Banquo will be not as happy as Macbeth, but much happier.

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Question #10

After reading a letter from Macbeth telling her about the events of the battle and his meeting with the witches, Lady Macbeth says: "…yet do I fear they nature; It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way; thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it:"

What do Lady Macbeth's statements about her husband reveal?





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Question #12

What is Lady Macbeth asking for in the passage below?
(Act 1, Scene 5, lines 41–45)

"Come you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top–full / Of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood; / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse,"





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Question #13

Macbeth says, "…and I have bought / Golden opinions from all sorts of people, / Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, / Not cast aside so soon."

What does "golden opinions" mean?





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Question #14

In his long speech at the beginning of scene vii, Macbeth says he believes he should not kill King Duncan for all of the following reasons except:





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #15

Who do Lady Macbeth and Macbeth plan to frame for the murder of the king?





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