Macbeth, Part 5: Figurative Language and Mood (continued)
Question 10 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lady Macduff and Ross are arguing about why Macduff has left the kingdom and gone to England, thus leaving Lady Macduff and their children alone.Lady Macduff. What had he done, to make him fly the land?Ross. You must have patience, madam.Lady Macduff. He had none:His flight was madness: when our actions do not,Our fears do make us traitors.
Answer
A
Lady Macduff’s insistence that her husband leave at once
B
Lady Macduff’s compassion toward her husband’s feelings
C
Lady Macduff’s disdain for her husband’s departure
D
Lady’s Macduff’s desire to flee with her husband
Explanation
Lady Macduff calls her husband’s flight “madness” and says that fear can make people act like traitors. Her words show that she disapproves of his decision to leave his family and flee to England. The best choice is “Lady Macduff’s disdain for her husband’s departure.”
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