Answer:
The audience learns from the lines "Be innocent of the knowledge,
dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the deed" that
Option A: Macbeth will keep Banquo's murder a secret until after the murder has been committed.
Explanation:
In the story "Macbeth" by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth convinced his husband to murder Duncan. Later she also planned to kill Banquo who is Macbeth's best friend.
Though Macbeth is a noble person, but he wants to become the king and has a thirst for power. He decided that he will only reveal about Banquo's murder to his wife only when the action is completed.
Macbeth is sure that once she comes to know about the murder, she would be very happy and will applaud him for this.
I would say that "constant cry" and "Chesterton's cat" are the obvious ones. However "echoed in our ears" is a pretty subtle one that you can definitely make a solid argument for.
Um i think your forgot to add part of the question
What is the central irony used to support the satire in the passage? The king prefers a pretentious son to his more sensible siblings. The king finds great value in a son who has little sense. The king is unable to see that Shadwell is really a poor choice. The king believes that maturity will build more sense in his son. Done Mac Flecknoe by John Dryden (excerpt) All humane things are subiect to decay, And when Fate Summons, Monarch's must obey; This Flecknoe found, who like Augustus young, Was call'd to Empire, and had Govern'd long; In Prose and Ver
