Question 5 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth has just learned that Fleance escaped the murderers Macbeth sent.Macbeth. Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect;Whole as the marble, founded as the rock
Answer
A
Macbeth is now cold and solid because he has plotted against his king and country.
B
Macbeth feels like a well-rounded king until he hears the murderer speak.
C
Macbeth reacts to the murderer’s bad news by freezing up like a statue.
D
Macbeth is calm and confident until he learns that the attack on Fleance failed.