JAMB - Literature In English (1981 - No. 6)
'But 't is strange:
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instrument of darkness tells us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betrays in deepest consequences'.
These words were spoken by
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instrument of darkness tells us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betrays in deepest consequences'.
These words were spoken by
Banquo
Macbeth
Malcolm
Lady Macbeth
Macduff.
Explanation
These lines are spoken by Banquo in Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3. He expresses skepticism about the witches’ prophecies after they predict that Macbeth will become king. Banquo warns that evil forces (the "instruments of darkness") often tell partial truths to lure people into making disastrous choices.
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