Question

how can the mood in lines 1–6 of passage 1 best be described?
comical
eerie
formal
melancholy
part b
click the two phrases from lines 1–6 of passage 1 that best reflect the mood identified in part a.
second witch
by the pricking of my thumbs,
something wicked this way comes.
open, locks,
whoever knocks.
enter macbeth.
macbeth
how now, you secret, black, and midnight hags?
what is ’t you do?

Explanation:

Part A

To determine the mood, analyze the passage. The presence of a witch, phrases like "Something wicked this way comes" and "secret, black, and midnight hags" create a spooky, unsettling (eerie) atmosphere. "Comical" is wrong (no humor), "formal" doesn't fit (language is not overly formal), "melancholy" is sad, not spooky. So "eerie" is correct.

We need phrases that reflect "eerie" (spooky, unsettling). "By the pricking of my thumbs" (supernatural, witchy sensation) and "Something wicked this way comes" (foreboding, evil approaching) both contribute to the eerie mood. Other phrases like "Open, locks" or "Whoever knocks" are more neutral, and "How now... " is Macbeth's dialogue without eerie tone.

Answer:

B. eerie

Part B