Question

read the excerpt from act 5, scene 5 of the tragedy of macbeth. macbeth has just received news of his wifes death. in this excerpt, \signifying\ means
epresenting.\. macbeth. she should have died hereafter; there would have been a time for such a word. to - morrow, and to - morrow, and to - morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. out, out, brief candle! lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. the excerpt develops the universal theme \the relationship between violence and human nature\ by suggesting that violence destroys human nature. violence has no impact on human nature. violence is human nature. violence advances human nature.

Explanation:

In Macbeth, the cycle of violence leads to despair and a sense of life's meaninglessness. Macbeth's actions of violence have brought him to a state where he sees life as a 'tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'. This implies that violence has destroyed his sense of what is valuable and human - nature is corrupted and destroyed by the violent deeds he and his wife have committed.

Answer:

A. violence destroys human nature