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Read the passage.

excerpt from Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Duncan: Dismay'd not this
    Our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?

Sergeant: Yes;
    As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.
    If I say sooth, I must report they were
    As cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they
    Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:
    Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
    Or memorise another Golgotha,
    I cannot tell.
    But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.

Duncan: So well thy words become thee as thy wounds;
    They smack of honour both. Go get him surgeons.

How does Shakespeare's use of figurative language in this excerpt affect the play?

The Sergeant's use of personification when he states that his "gashes cry for help" reinforces the idea that the battle he witnessed was brutally violent and dangerous.The Sergeant's

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MrRowland
Shakespeare’s use of figurative language within this excerpt affects the play by inserting a bit of humor—sort of a comic relief—into this play, which is a tragedy.   This can be seen with the line “As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.”  This can be seen as humorous because of how Sergeant is basically telling Duncan that they should be no more worried by things afoot no more than a little sparrow would worry an eagle or a rabbit would worry a lion. 




Answer:

The Sergeant's use of personification when he states that his "gashes cry for help" reinforces the idea that the battle he witnessed was brutally violent and dangerous.

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