Question

MACBETH. Stars, hide your fires
Let not light see my black and deep desires.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene iv
LADY MACBETH. Come, thick night,
And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,
That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene v
These lines help to create a scary tone by:


A.
creating a sense of evil and showing that both characters believe in supernatural elements.


B.
using the image of darkness to imply that something bad will happen.


C.
showing that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are in direct opposition and have a deep conflict.


D.
expressing the idea that the characters know they are sinful and will probably be punished for their crimes.

Answer 1

using the image of darkness to imply that something bad will happen

Answer 2

Answer:

B. using the image of darkness to imply that something bad will happen.

Explanation:

In these lines, we see both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth talking about future events. Macbeth talks about his "deep" and "black" desires, while Lady Macbeth talks about "the dunnest smoke of hell." All of these words imply a sense of darkness, and this image is used in the passage to imply that something bad will happen, which creates a scary tone.