Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase
Question 9 • FL-1001345-English 2 CR
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Sergeant. Yes;As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.If I say sooth, I must report they wereAs cannons overcharg’d with double cracks;So theyDoubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,Or memorize another Golgotha,I cannot tell—But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.
Answer
A
after “eagles” in the second line (“As sparrows eagles,”)
B
after “were” in the third line (“I must report they were”)
C
after “they” in the fifth line (“So they”)
D
after “gashes” in the last line (“my gashes cry for help.”)