Vocabulary and Grammar The following question is based on your reading of Macbeth, Act IV. Which of the following words would best replace the underlined word in the following line from Shakespeare’s Macbeth? Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd.

“Brinded” means brindled or marked with streaks or spots of different colors. In the line, it describes the cat’s coat, so “spotted” is the closest replacement. “Branded” suggests a deliberate burn or mark, while “newborn” and “loud” do not describe the cat’s coloring.

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