First Read: Comprehension Identify the choice that best answers the question. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, what do the apparitions conjured by the witches say to Macbeth? Choose two options. A. They warn him against committing further misdeeds B. They accuse him of the murders of Banquo and Duncan. C. They assure him that no one born of a woman can harm him. D. They tell him that Malcolm and Donalbain are conspiring against him. E. They declare that he and Lady Macbeth will know no peace until they confess. D F. They predict that he will be defeated when Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a comprehension question from the play "The Tragedy of Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. The question asks us to identify the two statements that the apparitions conjured by the witches say to Macbeth in Act IV.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The options given are:<br />A. They warn him against committing further misdeeds<br />B. They accuse him of the murders of Banquo and Duncan.<br />C. They assure him that no one born of a woman can harm him.<br />D. They tell him that Malcolm and Donalbain are conspiring against him.<br />E. They declare that he and Lady Macbeth will know no peace until they confess.<br />F. They predict that he will be defeated when Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />By referring to the play, we know that the witches conjure three apparitions for Macbeth. The first apparition tells Macbeth that no man born of a woman can harm him (Option C). The second apparition tells him that he will not be vanquished until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane (Option F).<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The other options do not accurately reflect the content of the apparitions' messages in the play.