Question 10 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that Duncan is coming to their castle tonight. Lady Macbeth hints at her plot to kill the king.Lady Macbeth. O! neverShall sun that morrow see.Your face, my thane, is as a book where menMay read strange matters. To beguile the time,Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye,Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,But be the serpent under ’t. He that’s comingMust be provided for; and you shall putThis night’s great business into my dispatch;Which shall to all our nights and days to comeGive solely sovereign sway and masterdom.
Answer
A
can be similar to loyalty.
B
takes more planning than loyalty.
C
can be disguised as loyalty.
D
has greater results than loyalty.
Explanation
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to appear welcoming and innocent while secretly acting like a serpent. Her advice shows that treachery can be disguised as loyalty: they should make Duncan feel welcome even as they plan to kill him. The choice “can be disguised as loyalty” best captures this contrast.
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