Question

Read this passage

Macb. Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still
Art thou not fatal vision, sensible
To feeling as to sight? or art thou but
A dagger of the mind, a false creation,
Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
Which supernatural element described in the passage helps build tension by
foreshadowing a future event?
O
A Macbeth has a vision of his own downfall.
O
B. Macbeth sees a dagger that disappears.
O
C. Macbeth sees a witch who gives him a dagger.
O
D. Macbeth is visited by a ghost that tells him he will be king.

Answer 1

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. Macbeth sees a dagger that disappears.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Act II Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, we witness a premonitory scene.

A premonitory scene refers to an event, a vision, or a dream that helps the character or the reader guess what is going to happen in the future.

In this passage, Macbeth sees a dagger , the handle toward his hand. This precise position indicates that Macbeth will use the dagger as a weapon.

The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

I have thee not, and yet I see thee still

Art thou not fatal vision, sensible

To feeling as to sight? or art thou but

A dagger of the mind, a false creation,

Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?

The words in bold affirm that the dagger Macbeth sees is only a hallucination, that it is not real. It is but a projection of his mind knowing what will come next.