Question 4 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.[Porter.] Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes; it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery; it makes him, and it mars him; it sets him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him, and disheartens him; makes him stand to, and not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him in a sleep, and, giving him the lie, leaves him.
Answer
A
It explains why some people use alcohol.
B
It contrasts the porter’s demeanor to that of other servants.
C
It describes the results of becoming intoxicated.
D
It compares the porter to the other revelers in Macbeth’s household.