Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase
Question 3 • FL-1001345-English 2 B-CR
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Macbeth. Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more:By Sinel’s death I know I am Thane of Glamis;But how of Cawdor? the Thane of Cawdor lives,A prosperous gentleman; and to be kingStands not within the prospect of beliefNo more than to be Cawdor.
Answer
A
I find it difficult enough to believe that Cawdor is a thane; I cannot believe he will be king.
B
I cannot believe I will be king any more than I can believe I will become thane of Cawdor.
C
I find it difficult to believe that the king has the qualities one needs to be thane of Cawdor.
D
I cannot believe that I am anything like the thane of Cawdor or that he would make me a king.
Explanation
Macbeth knows he is Thane of Glamis, but he questions how he could become Thane of Cawdor while the current thane is still alive. He says becoming king seems just as unbelievable as becoming Cawdor. This matches the choice that he cannot believe he will be king any more than he can believe he will become Thane of Cawdor.
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