Question 7 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Macbeth. Who can be wise, amaz’d, temperate and furiousLoyal and neutral, in a moment? No man:The expedition of my violent loveOutran the pauser, reason. Here lay Duncan,His silver skin lac’d with his golden blood;And his gash’d stabs look’d like a breach in natureFor ruin’s wasteful entrance: there, the murderers,Steep’d in the colours of their trade, their daggersUnmannerly breech’d with gore: who could refrain,That had a heart to love, and in that heartCourage to make ’s love known?
Answer
A
people should love the king who serves as their ruler.
B
it is shocking that anyone could have killed the king.
C
Macbeth could not help killing the men who murdered the king.
D
many people will mourn Duncan when they learn that he is dead.
Explanation
Macbeth says his “violent love” for Duncan acted faster than reason, then explains that he saw Duncan’s bloody body and the murderers covered in blood. He asks who could have held back if they loved the king and had the courage to show it. This makes killing the suspected murderers seem like an impulsive act of loyalty, so the best choice is “Macbeth could not help killing the men who murdered the king.”
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