Macbeth, Part 4: Figurative Language and Mood — Quiz
Question 7 • English 2
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . Macbeth is ranting at the ghost of Banquo. [ Macbeth: ] If trembling I inhabit then, protest me >The baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow! Unreal mockery, hence! What is emphasized by the alliteration in the lines "Hence, horrible shadow! / Unreal mockery, hence!”?
Answer
A
Macbeth’s guilt about ordering the murder of his friend
B
Macbeth’s willingness to stand up to any fear or foe
C
Macbeth’s fear and his desire for the ghost to vanish
D
Macbeth’s belief that someone created the ghost to trick him
Explanation
The repeated h sound in “Hence, horrible” and the repeated command “hence” make Macbeth’s words sound urgent and forceful. He is frightened by Banquo’s ghost and wants it to disappear, which is described by choice C.
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