Macbeth. bring forth men-children only;
for thy undaunted mettle should compose
nothing but males. will it not be received,
when we have mark'd with blood those sleepy two
of his own chamber and used their very daggers,
that they have done't?

lady macbeth. who dares receive it other,
as we shall make our griefs and clamour roar
upon his death?

macbeth. i am settled, and bend up
each corporal agent to this terrible feat.
away, and mock the time with fairest show:
false face must hide what the false heart doth know.

william shakespeare, macbeth, act i, scene vii
based on this exchange between macbeth and lady macbeth, what can you infer about macbeth?
a. he has decided to kill the king.
b. he needs to get drunk before he can go through with it.
c. he needs more time to make up his mind.
d. he believes that lady macbeth has gone insane.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry

Now pick a section from chapter 1 of the call of the wild in which buck is interacting with another character. imagine that section narrated in first person point of view from one of the character's perspective, and rewrite it in the space below, attempting to use a similar writing style as the original author. then, in a second paragraph, consider this: are you able to explore some of the same ideas and themes when viewing the situation from the character's first person point of view, as compared to when it is narrated from london's third-person limited point of view? explain. your response should be be about 150 words in total.