What can you infer about macbeth's character from his hesitation to murder the king? a. macbeth has no good qualities and has long he looking for an excuse to kill the king. b. macbeth is careful and wants to be sure that his role in the crime is never uncovered. c. macbeth is weak and lacks the strength of character because he refuses to come to a quick decision. d. macbeth has both good and bad qualities, but ambition and his wife"s arguments are influencing him.

The Old Man becomes a symbol of the countless civilian victims of war-- those "without politics." The Old Man is going to die at the bridge--displaced, disoriented, alone. He's not a cat, nor a dove, but a goat--who was "only taking care of animals." When the Old Man said the above statement, he meant that he has no political role to play in the War. He meant that he doesn't support any side in the war and does not want to have participation in War.

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