Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase
Question 16 • FL-1001345-English 2 B-CR
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Banquo. [To the WITCHES.] . . . My noble partnerYou greet with present grace and great predictionOf noble having and of royal hope,That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not.
Answer
A
You welcome us pleasantly and predict that the king will treat us well, but you have left Macbeth speechless.
B
You greet my noble friend with your prediction, but he will not speak to me because he is now royalty.
C
You cast some kind of magical spell on my royal companion, and now he seems unable to speak to me.
D
You hail my friend kindly and stun him with the foretelling that he will be king, but you have not talked to me.
Explanation
Banquo says the witches greeted Macbeth warmly and made a grand prediction about his future, leaving him amazed or absorbed (“rapt”). Their prediction includes the hope of becoming king, though Banquo describes it as “royal hope.” He then points out that they have said nothing to him, which matches choice D.
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