In act l, shakespeare has the sergeant state that in bombarding the enemies of scotland, macbeth and banquo "meant to bathe in reeking sounds, / or memorise another "
how does this allusion to golgotha, the site of jesus's crucifixion, affect the opening of of the play?
a. it shakespeare show that macbeth is well- read and intelligent, which makes audiences admire him.
b. it allows shakespeare to depict macbeth as a figure whose faith guides his efforts, so his later behavior is espepically unexpected.
c. it shakespeare convey the brutality and cruelty that macbeth exhibited on the battlefield, thereby quickly establishing his character's trait.
d. it lets shakespeare suggest that macbeth humbly sacrificed himself in the battlefield, thus making him a more sympathetic figure.