Question

the porter admits that his current state has been influenced by _________.
select one:
a. drinking
b. macbeth
c. hell
d. women

which literary device is the primary technique used in the porters lines from 22 to 27?
select one:
a. hyperbole
b. paradox
c. dramatic irony
d. personification

Explanation:

For the first question: This refers to the porter in Shakespeare's Macbeth, who explicitly states his inebriated state is from drinking.
For the second question: In the porter's lines (Act 2, Scene 3, lines 22-27), he pretends to be the gatekeeper of hell, and the audience knows the actual context of Duncan's murder while the porter does not, which is dramatic irony.

Answer:

1. a. drinking
2. c. dramatic irony