After researching the Four Courts, why would the author use "beleaguered" to describe this location?

Which of these statements are true about pardoners tale

Why was west berlin in rubble "four decades ago"? a.that part of germany had been bombed during world war ii. b. reagan misspoke, as berlin was not in rubble 40 years ago. c. west berlin's highways were under construction.

Which word in this excerpt from act i, scene i, of richard iii means “to listen”