What does macbeth's reaction to the news of his wife's death say about his state of mind?

a. he is so upset that he loses his last hold on sanity forces his men into a battle with malcolm that they cannot win.
b. he is unable to feel pain at the thought of death and is exhausted from all of the bloodshed.
c. he knows what he has done is wrong and wants to surrender to malcolm army and die honorably.
d. he believes strongly in his convictions and knows that he will have to continue to fight to remain king.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.