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MACBETHIs this a dagger which I see before me,The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutchthee.Or art thou butA dagger of the mind, a false creation,Proceeding from the heat-oppressd brain?I see thee still,And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood,Which was not so before. There's no such thing.It is the bloody business which informsThus to mine eyes. Thou sure and firm-set earth,Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fearThy very stones prate of my whereabout,And take the present horror from the time,Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives.Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.Question 2 (1 point) What can be determined about Macbeth's character from his soliloquy? (ELA.10.R.1.2)Question 2 options:Having leave of his senses, Macbeth's "heat-oppressed brain" confuses him.Macbeth is fully aware of the horrible nature of the crime he is about to commit.Madness has taken control of Macbeth and he is not fully aware of his surroundings.Macbeth is eager to murder Duncan because his greatest desire is to become king.
MACDUFFIs the king stirring, worthy thane?MACBETH Not yet.LENNOXThe night has been unruly. Where we lay,Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they say,Lamentings heard i' the air, strange screams of death;And prophesying, with accents terribleOf dire combustion and confused eventsNew hatched to the woeful time. The obscure birdClamored the livelong night. Some say, the earthWas feverous and did shake.MACBETH 'Twas a rough night.Question 4 (1 point) What does the syntax reveal about Macbeth in the dialogue between Macbeth, Lennox, and Macduff? (ELA.10.R.1.1)Question 4 options:Macbeth does not like Macduff or Lennox.Having recently murdered King Duncan, Macbeth is troubled and preoccupied by his guilt.A turning point in the play has occurred where Macbeth will no longer be the focus and his role is deemphasized.Macbeth, like the rest of his household, is tired from the late-night celebrations.