Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . Ross: The king hath happily receiv’d, Macbeth, The news of thy success; and when he reads Thy personal venture in the rebels’ fight, His wonders and his praises do contend Which should be thine or his. Silenc’d with that, In viewing o’er the rest o’ the self-same day, He finds thee in the stout Norweyan ranks, Nothing afeard of what thyself didst make, Strange images of death. As thick as hail Came post with post, and every one did bear Thy praises in his kingdom’s great defence, And pour’d them down before him. In which line does Ross most create pathos?
Answer
A
“The king hath happily receiv’d, Macbeth”
B
“Nothing afeard of what thyself didst make”
C
“Strange images of death. As thick as hail”
D
“Thy personal venture in the rebels’ fight”
Explanation
Pathos appeals to emotion. “Strange images of death. As thick as hail” creates a vivid, frightening picture of death raining down, stirring fear and concern. The other lines mainly report the king’s reaction or describe Macbeth’s actions without the same emotional imagery.
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