Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Duncan. Whence cam’st thou, worthy thane? Ross. From Fife, great king;Where the Norweyan banners flout the skyAnd fan our people cold. Norway himself,With terrible numbers,Assisted by that most disloyal traitor,The Thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict;Till that Bellona’s bridegroom, lapp’d in proof,Confronted him with self-comparisons,Point against point, rebellious arm ’gainst arm,Curbing his lavish spirit: and, to conclude,The victory fell on us.—
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to encourage Duncan to take action against the thane of CawdorB
to pressure Duncan into giving him the title of thane of CawdorC
to boost Duncan’s morale by informing him of the victoryD
to rouse Duncan’s sympathy for the fallen soldiers