Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Ross is informing Macduff of the current state of affairs in Scotland.Ross. Alas! poor country!Almost afraid to know itself. It cannotBe call’d our mother, but our grave; where nothing,But who knows nothing, is once seen to smile;Where sighs and groans and shrieks that rend the airAre made, not mark’d; where violent sorrow seemsA modern ecstasy;
Answer
A
It suggests that the people of Scotland are adaptable.
B
It highlights that people no longer notice when sounds of grief are made.
C
It reveals that people are crying in the streets out of frustration and anger.
D
It shows that conditions in Scotland are reforming.