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 sky And 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.— What is the most likely reason Ross makes an emotional appeal to Duncan?