<span>General Barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing Thanksgiving dinner for twenty.
This is the best example of irony. The excerpt describes General Barker, who occupies a traditionally very masculine profession, preparing for the demonstration of the most destructive weapon in the history of mankind as if he were a woman bustling about the house preparing Thanksgiving dinner. This juxtaposition creates a sense of irony. </span>
Pretty sure it’s contemplative
It’s his imagination. this is the point in the story where macbeth is starting to experience paranoia (and almost insanity). banquo’s “ghost” is a creation from macbeth’s conscience that is sending a message that macbeth maybe shouldn’t have killed him.
The moral of the story is life is a gift, and maintaining a balance with everything in moderation will ensure a long one. The wings represent the father giving his son life; the ocean and the sun represent the extremes of denying and overindulging yourself; flying in between is the answer.
