Macbeth, Part 6: Figurative Language and Rhetoric — Quiz
Question 3 • English 2
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. In this excerpt, Macduff is talking to Malcom, trying to persuade him to fight against Macbeth and take back the throne of Scotland. Macduff: Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny! lay thou thy basis sure, For goodness dare not cheque thee: wear thou thy wrongs; The title is affeer’d! Fare thee well, lord: I would not be the villain that thou think’st For the whole space that’s in the tyrant’s grasp, And the rich East to boot. Which best explains the intended effect of the personification "Bleed, bleed, poor country!”?
Answer
A
It suggests that Macbeth might have been injured.
B
It emphasizes that the people of Scotland are in pain.
C
It shows why the people are unable to fight Macbeth.
D
It gives the men an idea of how to help Scotland.
Explanation
Macduff personifies Scotland as a person who is bleeding, which makes the country’s suffering under Macbeth’s tyranny feel vivid and urgent. The image emphasizes the pain and harm suffered by Scotland and its people; it does not suggest that Macbeth himself has been wounded.
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