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Macbeth, Part 5: Figurative Language and Mood (continued)

Question 10 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth meets with the witches to ask about his future as king.Macbeth. I conjure you, by that which you profess,Howe’er you come to know it, answer me:Though you untie the winds and let them fightAgainst the churches; though the yesty wavesConfound and swallow navigation up;Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down;Though castles topple on their warders’ heads;Though palaces and pyramids do slopeTheir heads to their foundations; though the treasureOf nature’s germens tumble all together,Even till destruction sicken; answer meTo what I ask you.

Answer
A
by revealing the anxiousness Macbeth experiences when visiting the witches
B
by highlighting the apprehension Macbeth feels about the witches’ prophecies
C
by emphasizing Macbeth’s desperation to learn about his destiny
D
by showing Macbeth’s concern for nature’s destructive power