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Question 12 • English 2

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth . Macbeth: [ Aside .] Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor: The greatest is behind. [ To ROSS and ANGUS.] Thanks for your pains. [ To BANQUO.] Do you not hope your children shall be kings, When those that gave the Thane of Cawdor to me Promis’d no less to them? Whom is Macbeth speaking to in the first line?

Answer
A
himself
B
Angus
C
Ross
D
Banquo

Explanation

The stage direction “[Aside]” means Macbeth speaks privately, so the other characters are not meant to hear him. In the first line, he is thinking aloud about being named Glamis and Thane of Cawdor and what might come next. Therefore, Macbeth is speaking to himself.

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