Answer:

Douglass advocated equal justice and rights, as well as citizenship, for blacks. He begins his speech by modestly apologizing for being nervous in front of the crowd and recognizes that he has come a long way since his escape from slavery.
As intriguing due to the fact the excerpt states ''<span>To them he was just one of the "attractions” at the Party.''</span>
The dramatic irony lies in the way that we know just as macbeth's himself knows