DUNCAN
My plenteous joys,
Wanton in fulness, seek to hide themselves
In drops of sorrow. Sons, kinsmen, thanes,
And you whose places are the nearest, know
We will establish our estate upon
Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter
The Prince of Cumberland; which honour must
Not unaccompanied invest him only,
But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine
On all deservers. From hence to Inverness,
And bind us further to you.
MACBETH
The rest is labour, which is not used for you:
I'll be myself the harbinger and make joyful
The hearing of my wife with your approach;
So humbly take my leave.
DUNCAN
My worthy Cawdor!
MACBETH
[Aside] The Prince of Cumberland! that is a step
On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires;
Let not light see my black and deep desires:
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.
Question 3 (1 point)
What is revealed about Macbeth when Malcolm is named the prince of Cumberland? (ELA.10.R.1.1)
Question 3 options:
Macbeth is ashamed of what his ambition will cause him to do.
Angry at not being named prince, Macbeth storms out to plot revenge.
Duncan places his son before Macbeth but Macbeth understands Duncan's right to do so.
Macbeth is fully committed to assassinating both Duncan and Malcolm to fulfill the witches' prophecy.