Imagery, style, theme and tone. Also by first person prounouns.
In act I, the soldiers care less about him and they think he is weak to battle due to his wife insisting he was a coward and that cowards never have power over their wives and instead do as what their wives tell them. Lady Macbeth forced Macbeth to become less of a coward by killing King Duncan; as Lady Macbeth was afraid of killing King Duncan-himself- as he looked identical to his father while asleep. So Macbeth was forced to do the deed to kill the king so he can be titled 'Thane of Cawdor.' The play goes that since Macbeth has successfully planned a murder attack on Duncan, Macbeth became greedy for more power and was more covetous to priced possessions- thanks to his wife convincing him to gain power by doing all the 'dirty work' intent murderous acts. Fast forward to Act V The soldiers were petrified and would anyway to please Macbeth- so Macbeth wouldn't end up killing them. Macbeth became full of himself, more greedy, was selfish towards others- even his wife, and remained a tyrant until his wife's unconscious that awoke his inner self..
That would be D, because the preposition is although!
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Answer:
A). It reflects the theme of conflict between individual freedom and social expectations.
Explanation:
The theme or central concern in the given excerpt is '<u>the clash between the individual liberty and the expectations of the society</u>.' Judge Thatcher's belief that Tom would become a wonderful either a soldier or lawyer and even both symbolizes society's expectations while his struggle to attain his individual liberty is reflected through the description ('his sufferings were almost more than he could bear'). The extreme level of societal expectations compelled him to eat, learn, talk, and live as per their norms and didn't allow him to do things the way he wishes to do. These margins snatched his liberty completely and thus, there is a disagreement between his individual will and the way society wants him to be. Hence, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.