Macbeth MACBETH: [Aside] Glamis, and thane of Cawdor!
The greatest is behind.
To ROSS and ANGUS
Thanks for your pains.
To BANQUO
Do you not hope your children shall be kings,
When those that gave the thane of Cawdor to me
Promised no less to them?
BANQUO: That trusted home
Might yet enkindle you unto the crown,
Besides the thane of Cawdor. But ‘tis strange:
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betray's
In deepest consequence.
Cousins, a word, I pray you.

Part A
What do Macbeth’s and Banquo’s responses to the prophecy reveal about their characters?

A Banquo and Macbeth are equally greedy for power.

B Banquo is jealous of Macbeth for being told that he will one day be king.

C Banquo is more cautious and skeptical than Macbeth.

D Macbeth is angry that his sons aren’t predicted to be kings, like Banquo’s.

Part B
Which passage from the text best illustrates your answer in Part A?

A Glamis, and thane of Cawdor! / The greatest is behind.

B Do you not hope your children shall be kings, / When those that gave the thane of
Cawdor to me /Promised no less to them?

C That trusted home / Might yet enkindle you unto the crown, / Besides the thane of
Cawdor.

D And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths.