B for the first question and C for the second
Answer:
quiet
Explanation:
The word in the passage which defines sedate is quiet.
The passage was taken from the poem "An essay on Man".
The poem "An essay on Man" was published in the year 1733-1734 by a man called Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope who lived between the year 1688-1744 was regarded and known as one of the prominent English poets and the leading poet during the early years of the eighteenth century. The poem in question was dedicated to Henry st John, The 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. This is the reason behind the opening line "Awake, St John". It is an effort to vindicate or exonerate the ways of God to Man
Answer:
The irony of Macbeth's "To be thus is nothing, / But to be safely thus" soliloquy in act 3, scene 1, is that the situation in which Macbeth finds himself regarding the threat that Banquo and Banquo's children pose to his throne is Macbeth's own fault.
Explanation:
Answer:
Explanation:
The great thing about any Shakespearean Play is that there are always alternatives to any answer to any question. So in this case, her mental state is really a two edged sword.
I'm sure she did not fully see what the consequences of her part in Duncan's murder would be. To her, it was a simple matter of killing Duncan which would lead Macbeth from being Thane to King.
She sounds tough as she urges Macbeth to commit the dead. There's nothing I know of that contradicts that stance.
But what she finds out is that Macbeth has
- powerful enemies
- witches who are very crafty
- witches whose power Macbeth has not taken into consideration.
- witches whose prophecies Macbeth does not take the trouble to interpret
Lady Macbeth is not told enough to make her cautious. All she sees is the crown. I do not like her very much, but I do pity her.
