Question 10 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 7 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Lady Macbeth. Was the hope drunk,Wherein you dress’d yourself? hath it slept since,And wakes it now, to look so green and paleAt what it did so freely? From this timeSuch I account thy love. Art thou afeardTo be the same in thine own act and valourAs thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have thatWhich thou esteem’st the ornament of life,And live a coward in thine own esteem,Letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would,’Like the poor cat i’ the adage? Macbeth. Prithee, peace.I dare do all that may become a man;Who dares do more is none.
Answer
A
to reestablish his position as lord of the castle
B
to remind his wife that he is more courageous than all others
C
to convince his wife of his unwavering love for her
D
to demonstrate his resolve to remain loyal to Duncan
Explanation
Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeth to prove his courage by going through with the murder. He replies that he will do anything consistent with being a man, but anyone who does more is not truly a man. This shows his resolve not to cross that moral line and to remain loyal to Duncan, so the best choice is “to demonstrate his resolve to remain loyal to Duncan.”
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