This question i based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. '... I think our country skins beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is add...

This question i based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

'... I think our country skins beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds.'

Who made the above statement and to whom?

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The above statement "I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds" was made by Malcolm to Macduff in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. In this scene, Malcolm, who is the eldest son of the murdered King Duncan, has fled to England to avoid being killed by Macbeth. Macduff comes to England to persuade Malcolm to return to Scotland and overthrow Macbeth. At first, Malcolm pretends to be an unfit ruler, but later reveals that he was testing Macduff's loyalty. The quote is part of Malcolm's speech where he expresses his sorrow for the suffering that Scotland is currently experiencing under Macbeth's tyrannical rule. He uses vivid imagery to describe the state of the country and to emphasize the urgency of their mission to save Scotland from Macbeth's tyranny.