Question 13 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth attempts to redirect Macbeth after he sees Banquo’s ghost.Lady Macbeth. [Privately, to MACBETH.] Are you a man?Macbeth. Ay, and a bold one, that dare look on thatWhich might appal the devil.Lady Macbeth. O proper stuff!This is the very painting of your fear;This is the air-drawn dagger which, you said,Led you to Duncan.
Answer
A
Macbeth tends to hallucinate when troubled rather than seeing what is real.
B
Macbeth creates paintings as a means of relieving his anxieties and fears.
C
Macbeth again sees a ghostly dagger beckoning him to commit murder.
D
Macbeth has an overactive imagination that negatively affects his work.
Explanation
Lady Macbeth compares Macbeth’s vision of Banquo’s ghost to the imaginary dagger he saw before killing Duncan. Her reference shows that when Macbeth is frightened or troubled, he may hallucinate rather than perceive what is actually there. The excerpt does not suggest that he creates paintings or that he is currently seeing the dagger again.
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