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UNIT 1 > LESSON 3 > ACTIVITY 10 : Analyze Different Interpretations of Macbeth

Answer 1

Multiple Choice: Please select the best answer and click "submit."

Read the following passage:

MACBETH. Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits:
The flighty purpose never is o'ertook
Unless the deed go with it: from this moment
The very firstlings of my heart shall be
The 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 sword
His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls
That 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 i
In this scene, what does Macbeth resolve to do in the future?
A. Stop being so indecisive and take immediate action
B. Kidnap Macduff's wife to force Macduff to return
C. Get rid of his enemies by poisoning them
D. Put the three witches on trial for witchcraft

Answer 2

a

Answer 3

Question 7 of 10

Multiple Choice: Please select the best answer and click "submit."

Read the following passage:

MACBETH. Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits:
The flighty purpose never is o'ertook
Unless the deed go with it: from this moment
The very firstlings of my heart shall be
The 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 sword
His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls
That 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 i
What evidence from the text supports your previous answer?
A. "Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits"
B. "The castle of Macduff I will surprise; / Seize upon Fife"
C. "Come, bring me where they are."
D. "From this moment / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand."

Answer 4

d

Answer 5

you lucky early bird

Answer 6

i rock:)

Answer 7

Question 8 of 10

Multiple Choice: Please select the best answer and click "submit."

What event in Act IV foreshadows Macbeth's eventual downfall?

A. Lady Macduff tells her son that he no longer has a father and refuses to acknowledge Macduff.
B. Macduff calls Macbeth a tyrant and asks Malcolm to bring an army to Scotland to defeat Macbeth.
C. Malcolm tests Macduff's loyalty to him by pretending that his vices would make him a bad king.
D. Macduff discovers Macbeth has murdered his family and vows to kill Macbeth himself.

Answer 8

b

Answer 9

Smarten upXD