Question

excerpt from act 4, scene 1, macbeth is speaking witches.
read the passage. which mood does the underlined personification best support?
beth. i conjure you, by that which you
ess,
veer you come to know it, answer me:
ugh you untie the winds and let them fight
inst the churches; though the yesty waves
found and swallow navigation up
-the tragedy of macbeth,
william shakespear
options:
anxious
confused
hostile
solemn

Explanation:

The personification "untie the winds and let them fight against the churches" frames winds as aggressive, destructive forces acting in opposition to sacred, established structures. This violent, combative imagery conveys a hostile, antagonistic tone and mood.

Answer:

hostile