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Question 24 • PBCSD_CR_1001345_English 2_for_Credit_Recovery_S1andS2_2025

Read the passage from act 1, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Macbeth. [Aside.] The Prince of Cumberland! that is a stepOn which I must fall down, or else o’er-leap,For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!Let not light see my black and deep desires;The eye wink at the hand; yet let that beWhich the eye fears, when it is done, to see.

Answer
A
Banquo
B
Duncan
C
Macbeth
D
Lady Macbeth

Explanation

Macbeth speaks these words in an aside after Duncan names Malcolm the Prince of Cumberland. He calls the title a barrier in his path and refers to his own “black and deep desires,” showing that he is considering taking action to gain the throne. Therefore, the speaker is Macbeth, choice C.

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