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Which of the following pair of quotes BEST illustrates the dramatic irony present in Act 1, Scene 4?Elimination ToolSelect one answerA"Is execution done on Cawdor? Are notThose in commission yet returned?" (1.4.1-2)"I’ll be myself the harbinger and make joyfulThe hearing of my wife with your approach." (1.4.51-52)B"He diedAs one that had been studied in his deathTo throw away the dearest thing he owedAs ’twere a careless trifle." (1.4.9-12)"The Prince of Cumberland! That is a stepOn which I must fall down or else o’erleap" (1.4.55-56)C"The service and the loyalty I oweIn doing it pays itself." (1.4.25-26)"The rest is labor which is not used for you." (1.4.50)D"There’s no artTo find the mind’s construction in the face.He was a gentleman on whom I builtAn absolute trust." (1.4.13-16)"My worthy Cawdor." (1.4.54)

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Which of the following pair of quotes BEST illustrates the dramatic irony present in Act 1, Scene 4?Elimination ToolSelect one answerA"Is execution done on Cawdor? Are notThose in commission yet returned?" (1.4.1-2)"I’ll be myself the harbinger and make joyfulThe hearing of my wife with your approach." (1.4.51-52)B"He diedAs one that had been studied in his deathTo throw away the dearest thing he owedAs ’twere a careless trifle." (1.4.9-12)"The Prince of Cumberland! That is a stepOn which I must fall down or else o’erleap" (1.4.55-56)C"The service and the loyalty I oweIn doing it pays itself." (1.4.25-26)"The rest is labor which is not used for you." (1.4.50)D"There’s no artTo find the mind’s construction in the face.He was a gentleman on whom I builtAn absolute trust." (1.4.13-16)"My worthy Cawdor." (1.4.54)

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The pair of quotes that best illustrates the dramatic irony present in Act 1, Scene 4 of Macbeth is D.

"There’s no art To find the mind’s construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust." (1.4.13-16) "My worthy Cawdor." (1.4.54)

In the first quote, King Duncan expresses his trust in the Thane of Cawdor, unaware that he is planning to betray him. In the second quote, Duncan refers to Macbeth as "my worthy Cawdor," not knowing that Macbeth is also planning to betray him. This is dramatic irony because the audience knows about Macbeth's treacherous plans, but Duncan does not.

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