Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 5 of The Tragedy of
Macbeth. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that Duncan is
coming to their castle tonight. Lady Macbeth hints at
her plot to kill the king.
Lady Macbeth. O! never
Shall sun that morrow see.
Your face, my thane, is as a book where men
May read strange matters. To beguile the time,
Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye,
Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,
But be the serpent under 't. He that's coming
Must be provided for, and you shall put
This night's great business into my dispatch;
Which shall to all our nights and days to come
Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom.
This excerpt develops the universal theme "the conflict
between loyalty and betrayal" by suggesting that
betrayal
A. can be similar to loyalty.
B. takes more planning than loyalty.
C. can be disguised as loyalty.
D. has greater results than loyalty.