Question

Which theme from Macbeth do these lines support? . . \"This supernatural soliciting. Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill,. Why hath it given me earnest of success,. Commencing in a truth? \". . A.Those without convictions are easily manipulated. . B. Darkness is dangerous. . C. Ambition unchecked can lead to corruption. . D. Things are not always what they seem.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. things are not always what they seem.

Macbeth is thinking to himself that all the luck he's been having cannot possibly be a bad thing - he managed to procure himself the position of a king of a country, so everything must be fine. He thinks that the witches may have gotten their prophecies wrong and that he will be fine ruling over Scotland. However, he was wrong - he dies in the end, quite tragically.

Answer 2

From the lines given from of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, these mean that things have two sides: either ill or good. Things can be unpredictable and the outer face may contradict to the inner truth. Hence the answer to this problem is D. Things are not always what they seem