Question

Prom is this friday and i need my grade up in order to go to my promm :( please help ..

Read the passage. excerpt from Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Duncan: Dismay'd not this
Our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?

Sergeant: Yes;
As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.
If I say sooth, I must report they were
As cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they
Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:
Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
Or memorise another Golgotha,
I cannot tell.
But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.

Duncan: So well thy words become thee as thy wounds;
They smack of honour both. Go get him surgeons.

How does Shakespeare's use of figurative language in this excerpt affect the play?

A. Duncan's use of a metaphor when he refers to getting the Sergeant "surgeons" demonstrates that he is a king who does not want to be involved in the messy consequences of warfare.

B. Duncan's use of imagery when he describes how the Sergeant's injuries "smack of honour" conveys the idea that he values the Sergeant more than he appreciates Macbeth or Banquo.

C. The Sergeant's use of personification when he states that his "gashes cry for help" reinforces the idea that the battle he witnessed was brutally violent and dangerous.

D. The Sergeant's use of a simile when he compares Macbeth and Banquo to "cannons overcharged with double cracks" stresses the fact that they are flawed men.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The Sergeant's use of personification when he states that his "gashes cry for help" reinforces the idea that the battle he witnessed was brutally violent and dangerous".

The Sergeant comes wounded from the battle against the troops of the Norgewian king, who saw his chance to attack them with fresh troops. Still, the managed to win the battle thanks to the bravery and skills of Macbeth and Banquo. His words reflect the violence and bloodlust of the battle even mentioning Golgotha, where Christ was cruficied.

The use of personification remarks this violence and the need to be attended by a surgeon.