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What do Macbeth's words, quoted below, indirectly compare Malcolm and Donaldbain to?You are, and do not know ’t. The spring, the head, the fountain of your blood Is stopped; the very source of it is stopped. (2.3.114-116)Elimination ToolSelect one answerAA mechanical contraption that is tightly coiled.BThe rivers or water flowing from its source.CAn open door.DA fountain that gushes over with water.

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What do Macbeth's words, quoted below, indirectly compare Malcolm and Donaldbain to?You are, and do not know ’t. The spring, the head, the fountain of your blood Is stopped; the very source of it is stopped. (2.3.114-116)Elimination ToolSelect one answerAA mechanical contraption that is tightly coiled.BThe rivers or water flowing from its source.CAn open door.DA fountain that gushes over with water.

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The words of Macbeth indirectly compare Malcolm and Donaldbain to a fountain that gushes over with water. The phrases "The spring, the head, the fountain of your blood" and "the very source of it is stopped" suggest a flowing fountain that has been stopped, much like their lineage or bloodline has been halted with the death of their father.

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