Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase
Question 1 • FL-1001345-English 2 B-CR
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth. [To BANQUO.] Think upon what hath chanc’d; and, at more time,The interim having weigh’d it, let us speakOur free hearts each to other.
Answer
A
Think for a while about what happened to us, and then we can talk about it honestly.
B
Think about what happened, and then we can talk about how to keep it from happening again.
C
Let’s wait a while before we talk, and then we can meet to discuss about how serious it is.
D
Let’s wait a while before we tell anyone what happened, and then we can try to be honest.
Explanation
Macbeth asks Banquo to think over what has happened and says that, after they have had time to consider it, they can speak openly with each other. “Our free hearts” means their honest thoughts. Choice A captures both the pause for reflection and the later honest conversation.
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