What is macbeth's reaction to the witches' prophecy of his future? a. he is excited at the prospect of becoming king but also fearful about what role he will have to play in making it happen. b. he is upset that banquo also heard the prophecy because he thinks that banquo will figure out that macbeth is going to kill the king. c. he is fearful of the witches' powers and tries to warn king duncan that his life is in danger. d. he is sad that he will not inherit the throne but happy that his son will one day be king.

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.