Question 4 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth has just finished reading Macbeth’s letter about the witches’ prophecies.Lady Macbeth. Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt beWhat thou art promis’d. Yet do I fear thy nature;It is too full o’ the milk of human kindnessTo catch the nearest way; thou wouldst be great,Art not without ambition, but withoutThe illness should attend it; what thou wouldst highly,That [wouldst] thou holily; wouldst not play false,And yet wouldst wrongly win; thou’dst have, great Glamis,That which cries, "Thus thou must do, if thou have it”;And that which rather thou dost fear to doThan wishest should be undone.
Answer
A
through her acceptance of Macbeth’s desire to be king
B
through her characterization of Macbeth as too kind
C
through her fear that Macbeth will gain power without her
D
through her listing of the dishonest acts Macbeth commits