GCSE - Gcse English Literature - Macbeth - Extract 1 Solution

Q.1.

"I feel now / The future in the instant." Which of the following is correct?

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Lady Macbeth is fearful of what the future will bring
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Lady Macbeth is afraid that her husband lives in the past
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Lady Macbeth usually lives in the past, but is able to live in the present after hearing her husband's good news
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To Lady Macbeth, the future feels real in the present moment

Q.2.

Which of the following are associated with deception in this passage?

Q.3.

What does Lady Macbeth believe to be incompatible with femininity?

Q.4.

Which of the following lines best depicts the act of treason?

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"And fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full / Of direst cruelty"
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"Wherever, in your sightless substances, / You wait on nature’s mischief"
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"Come thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, / That my keen knife see not the wound it makes"
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"O never / Shall sun that morrow see"

Q.5.

What does Lady Macbeth mean by saying, "O never / Shall sun that morrow see"?

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She intends that Duncan will never leave their home
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She knows that stormy weather is forecast for the following day
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She does not intend to let Duncan stay for even one night
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She implies that events are so terrible that it seems the world is coming to an end

Q.6.

What is the effect of Macbeth's statement, "Tomorrow, as he purposes"?

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Macbeth's statement indicates that he does not trust the King
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Macbeth's statement demonstrates his loyalty to the King
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Macbeth's statement introduces an element of doubt that the King will be able to do as he plans
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Macbeth is merely making a factual statement

Q.7.

How do the couple describe the planned murder of Duncan?

Q.8.

Which of the following does NOT describe the atmosphere of this scene?