Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase
Question 5 • FL-1001345-English 2 B-CR
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth. [To BANQUO.] Do you not hope your children shall be kings,When those that gave the Thane of Cawdor to mePromis’d no less to them? Banquo. That, trusted home,Might yet enkindle you unto the crown,Besides the Thane of Cawdor. But ’tis strange:And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,The instruments of darkness tell us truths,Win us with honest trifles, to betray’sIn deepest consequence.
Answer
A
Frequently, evil beings will say some truths only to lead us astray after we trust them.
B
The creatures who live in darkness betray others as often as they stand by them.
C
The darkness can reveal truths to those who are willing to hear honest criticisms.
D
Even those who are wicked can sometimes help us achieve good things.
Explanation
Banquo warns that evil forces may tell people true things to make them trust those forces, then lead them toward harm. The witches’ accurate prediction about Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor could tempt him to believe their more dangerous promises. Choice A captures this warning; the other choices do not describe truth being used to gain trust and cause harm.
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