Question

which is the most accurate and complete summary of this passage?
select one:
a. macbeth and banquo are in conversation when they notice the witches. banquo immediately comments on the witches withered and wild appearance. macbeth demands that they speak up and identify themselves.
b. macbeth and banquo notice the wild-looking witches and secretly want to get to know them better. after being charged to speak, the witches deliver news about both mens futures. macbeth is disappointed, but banquo is pleased. this passage ends as banquo expresses that he would never hate the witches.
c. macbeth is a good man until he sees the witches here. little does he know that this is the start of most of his problems in life. a person should never trust strangers, especially strangers who claim to know everything thats going on. overall, shakespeare does a great job with these characters.
d. macbeth and banquo turn their conversation toward the witches they notice as they travel along. banquos questions show that hes trying to figure out who these strange beings are, and macbeth charges them to speak. after the witches greet macbeth with three different titles, banquo questions them further about his own future.

Explanation:

This is a summary question for a passage from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Option a is incomplete, as it only covers the initial encounter and misses the witches' prophecies. Option b contains inaccuracies: Macbeth is not disappointed by the prophecies, and Banquo does not state he would never hate the witches. Option c includes an unrelated moral judgment and analysis of Shakespeare's writing, which is not part of a factual summary of the passage. Option d accurately and completely covers the key events: the shift in conversation to the witches, Banquo's questions about their identity, Macbeth demanding they speak, the witches' greeting to Macbeth, and Banquo asking about his own future.

Answer:

d. Macbeth and Banquo turn their conversation toward the witches they notice as they travel along. Banquo's questions show that he's trying to figure out who these strange beings are, and Macbeth charges them to speak. After the witches greet Macbeth with three different titles, Banquo questions them further about his own future.