Question 5 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth has just learned that Fleance escaped the murderers Macbeth sent.Macbeth. Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect;Whole as the marble, founded as the rock
Answer
A
Macbeth is now cold and solid because he has plotted against his king and country.
B
Macbeth feels like a well-rounded king until he hears the murderer speak.
C
Macbeth reacts to the murderer’s bad news by freezing up like a statue.
D
Macbeth is calm and confident until he learns that the attack on Fleance failed.
Explanation
Macbeth says he would have been “perfect” and “whole” if his “fit” had not returned. The fit is his fear and distress after learning that Fleance escaped, so he had felt calm and confident until he heard the attack failed. Choice D best captures this change; the lines do not mean he literally freezes like a statue.
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