Question covers material from: 1.1.7 analyze how shakespeare develops character read this passage from act i, scene iv, of macbeth: 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. exit. what do these lines reveal about macbeth?
a.
macbeth is willing to do anything in order to achieve his goals.
b.
macbeth is afraid that duncan is aware of his traitorous plans.
c.
macbeth is happy that duncan has named duncan's son as successor to the throne.
d.
macbeth is going to be loyal to both duncan and his sons.