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Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase

Question 13 • FL-1001345-English 2 B-CR

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth. [To BANQUO] The interim having weigh’d it, let us speak Our free hearts each to other.

Answer
A
weight
B
aweigh
C
weighed
D
unweighted

Explanation

“Weigh’d” is an older spelling of “weighed,” the past participle of “weigh.” Here, Macbeth means that after considering the matter, he and Banquo can speak openly to each other. “Weight” is a noun, while “aweigh” and “unweighted” do not fit the sentence.

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