Question

read the excerpt from act 3, scene 6 of the tragedy of macbeth. lennox and a lord are discussing the murders that have taken place over the last several days. lennox. my former speeches have but hit your thoughts, which can interpret further: only, i say, things have been strangely borne. the gracious duncan was pitied of macbeth: marry, he was dead: and the right - valiant banquo walk’d too late what does lennox mean when he says, \my former speeches have but hit your thoughts\? ○ lennox is threatening violence if the lord does not agree with him. ○ lennox is forcing the lord to listen to him about recent events. ○ lennox and the lord are thinking similarly about recent events. ○ lennox and the lord are working together to write and give a speech

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: There's no threat of violence in the quote, so eliminate.
• Option 2: Lennox isn't forcing the lord; the quote implies shared thoughts, not coercion, so eliminate.
• Option 3: "My former speeches have but hit your thoughts" means Lennox's previous words aligned with the lord's thinking, so they think similarly about recent events (like the murders). This fits.
• Option 4: The quote is about shared thoughts on events, not writing a speech together, so eliminate.

Answer:

C. Lennox and the lord are thinking similarly about recent events.