Question

What makes Hecate's speech stand out from the speech of other characters? A. She speaks in an aside to the audience. B. She sings instead of speaking. C. She speaks in iambic pentameter. D. She speaks in rhyme.

Answer 1

The answer is D: She speaks in rhyme. :)

Answer 2

Answer:

D. She speaks in rhyme.

Explanation:

'Macbeth' is popular for its distinctive writing style that varies from character to character. Shakespeare has provided the witches too with a distinct voice of theirs. Hecate, who is the supreme witch in the play delivers her speech in a monologue. Her speech stands out from the speeches of other characters in the play as she speaks in rhymed couplets with trochaic tetrameter that makes her speech unique, significant and effective. An  example from her speech that reflects her rhyme is as follows:

- " To trade and traffic with Macbeth

In riddles and affairs of death;

And I, the mistress of your charms,

The close contriver of all harms," (Macbeth, Shakespeare)