Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth. The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress meIn borrow’d robes?Angus. Who was the thane lives yet;But under heavy judgment bears that lifeWhich he deserves to lose. Whether he was combin’dWith those of Norway, or did line the rebelWith hidden help [and] vantage, or that with bothHe labour’d in his country’s [wreck], I know not;But treasons capital, confess’d and prov’d,Have overthrown him.
Answer
A
The thane of Cawdor was thought to be alive but has died unexpectedly.
B
The thane of Cawdor is to be hanged for his betrayal to the king.
C
The thane of Cawdor became lost while trying to escape his trial.
D
The thane of Cawdor is still alive but has been rightly sentenced to death.