Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.[Macbeth.] Here lay Duncan,His silver skin lac’d with his golden blood;And his gash’d stabs look’d like a breach in natureFor ruin’s wasteful entrance: there, the murderers,Steep’d in the colours of their trade, their daggersUnmannerly breech’d with gore: who could refrain,That had a heart to love, and in that heartCourage to make ’s love known?
Answer
A
The zeugma shows that having a big heart is related to having strength and courage.
B
The antithesis contrasts Duncan’s vibrant nature and big heart with his lifeless body.
C
The irony hides Macbeth’s true feelings about the man he murdered the night before.
D
The rhetorical question explains that Macbeth could not control himself after seeing Duncan’s corpse.