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Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase

Question 14 • FL-1001345-English 2 B-CR

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Duncan. Dismay’d not thisOur captains, Macbeth and Banquo?

Answer
A
Weren’t Macbeth and Banquo dismayed by our captains?
B
Weren’t our captains dismayed by Macbeth and Banquo?
C
Weren’t our captains, Macbeth and Banquo, dismayed by this?
D
Weren’t you dismayed by making Macbeth and Banquo captains?

Explanation

Duncan’s question means, “Did this fail to dismay our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?” The word “our” shows that Macbeth and Banquo are the captains, and “this” refers to the events being discussed. So the matching choice is “Weren’t our captains, Macbeth and Banquo, dismayed by this?”

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