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ASSESSMENT
LESSON NOTES-30
Subject-English
Class-VIII
CHAPTER-8 ‘Three Witches and Their Prophecy’
By -William Shakespeare
A1. Answer the following questions:
1. Who speaks these lines in the play? Write down what you
understand by each line.
What are these ?
So wither’d , and so wild in their attire,
That look not like the inhabitants of the earth,
And yet are on’t?
2. If you can look into the seeds of time,
And say which grain will grow, and which will not,
Speak then to me.
3. The king hath happily receiv’d , Macbeth,
The news of thy success…
4. The Thane of Cawdor lives : why do you dress me
In borrowed robes ?
A 2. EXTRA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. What do the witches tell Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 3?
2. What do the 3 witches tell Macbeth?
3. What do the three witches mean?
4. What are the witches prophecies for Macbeth?
5. How does Macbeth react to the witches Act 1 Scene 3?
6. What are the 3 prophecies given to Macbeth?
A 3. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
1. What three predictions do the witches make about Macbeth?
2. How does Macbeth react on hearing the predictions?
3. What is the witches’ prophecy for Banquo ?
4. How does the king reward Macbeth for his bravery ?
5. What does Macbeth mean by ‘The greatest is behind’ ?
6. Quote the lines in which Banquo warns Macbeth.
A4. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
