Question 1 • Common Core ELA 12
At the start of Act III, Banquo suspects that Macbeth murdered Duncan to become king. Banquo also remembers the witches’ prophecy that Macbeth’s descendants would rule, so he wonders whether Macbeth has acted to make the prophecy come true. He does not yet know that Macbeth plans to kill him; that plan is revealed later. The best answer is “Macbeth killed Duncan.”
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