Question 17 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macduff and Malcolm are discussing the possibility of Malcolm becoming king of Scotland.Macduff. Fit to govern!No, not to live. O nation miserable,With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d,When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again,Since that the truest issue of thy throneBy his own interdiction stands accursed,And does blaspheme his breed? Thy royal fatherWas a most sainted king: the queen that bore thee,Oftener upon her knees than on her feet,Died every day she lived. Fare thee well!These evils thou repeat’st upon thyselfHave banish’d me from Scotland. O my breast,Thy hope ends here!
Answer
A
It highlights Macbeth’s inability to govern as an honorable king.
B
It emphasizes Macduff’s suspicions of Malcolm’s disloyal behavior.
C
It emphasizes Macduff’s despair over losing his king and country.
D
It highlights Malcom’s ineffectiveness as Scotland’s future monarch.