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in this excerpt from act i, scene vi, of macbeth, duncan praises the atmosphere in the castle and the hospitality of his hostess. identify two reasons that these comments are ironic.

duncan:
this castle hath a pleasant seat: the air
nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
unto our gentle sense.

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(enter lady macbeth.)

duncan:
see, see, our honour'd hostess! —
the love that follows us sometime is our trouble,
which still we as love. herein i teach you
how you shall bid god ild us for your pains,
and us for your trouble.

he will meet his death in the castle, which he considers a pleasant place.
his praise for inverness and his hostess, lady macbeth, is deceptive.
duncan secretly plans to give macbeth's title to donalbain.
the hostess he praises is actually plotting his murder.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

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