Figure of speech is the answer.
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the witches show Macbeth an apparition which tells him that he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinane. Macbeth, upon hearing this, feels relieved as he understands that it is impossible for the trees in the woods to march from one place to another. However, when Macduff and his army are coming to Dunsinane to fight Macbeth, they cut off branches from trees to hide behind them as they march towards Macbeth's castle. Because the army was hiding behind the branches, it looked like the trees were marching from Birnam to Dunsinane. In this manner, the prophecy was fulfilled.
<span>The atmosphere of a small town like Maycomb where everyone knows each other’s business makes people hide the “skeletons in their closets”. Everyone in Maycomb has a secret of some kind. Here are a few:
</span><span>Mr. Dolphus Raymond pretends to be an alcoholic so people of Maycomb have a way to explain why he has a black mistress and bi-racial children.
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<span>Mrs. Dubose hides her addiction to pain medication from the town. She is ashamed of her addiction, and vows to break it before she dies.
</span><span>Jem and Dill keep their adventures to see Boo Radley and invite him for ice cream from Atticus.</span>
Answer:
unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.
Explanation:
<span>The Civil War lasted longer than people at first expected it to last.</span>
