Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Duncan. Great happiness! Ross. That nowSweno, the Norways’ king, craves composition;Nor would we deign him burial of his menTill he disbursed, at Saint Colme’s Inch,Ten thousand dollars to our general use.
Answer
A
We went to Saint Colme’s Inch to give Sweno ten thousand dollars because so many of the Norwegian soldiers died.
B
We would not let Sweno bury his men unless he brought ten thousand dollars to us at Saint Colme’s Inch.
C
We would not let Sweno or his men leave until the king gave ten thousand dollars to Saint Colme’s Inch.
D
We went to meet the Norwegians at Saint Colme’s Inch because Sweno gave us ten thousand dollars to bury dead soldiers.
Explanation
Ross says Sweno, the king of Norway, is asking to make peace. The Scots would not even allow him to bury his dead soldiers until he paid ten thousand dollars for their use at Saint Colme’s Inch. Therefore, choice B correctly explains the demand; choice A reverses who paid whom.
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