Who of the following are being talked about in the following lines? “… you seem to understand me, By…
Banquo addresses the witches in Macbeth, observing their choppy fingers, skinny lips and beards and questioning their gender. The plebeians in Coriolanus, Lear’s daughters…
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Who of the following are being talked about in the following lines?
“… you seem to understand me,
By each at once her choppy finger laying
Upon her skinny lips : you should be women,
And yet your beards forbid me to interpret
That you are so.”
Answer and explanation
Correct answer C
Banquo addresses the witches in Macbeth, observing their choppy fingers, skinny lips and beards and questioning their gender. The plebeians in Coriolanus, Lear’s daughters and the players in Hamlet do not fit this recognisable encounter on the heath.
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