Question

why does malcolm mention old siward?
select one:
a. to show that siward is yet another enemy of scotland.
b. to show that macbeth has also used people like siward to help him gain power.
c. to show that siward is no better than any of the other soldiers.
d. to show that preparation has been made to overcome the enemy.

which of macduffs paradoxical lines demonstrate his mixed feelings?
select one:
a. line 100
b. lines 102-103
c. lines 112-113
d. lines 138-139

Explanation:

For the first question: In Macbeth, Old Siward is the English nobleman leading forces to support Malcolm against Macbeth. Malcolm mentions him to confirm that military preparations to defeat Macbeth are in place.
For the second question: Macduff's lines 138-139 ("He has no children. All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell-kite! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their dam, At one fell swoop?") are paradoxical, mixing raw grief over his family's murder with the resolve to take revenge, showing his conflicting mixed feelings.

Answer:

1. d. To show that preparation has been made to overcome the enemy.
2. d. lines 138-139