Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Macduff. Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!

Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope

The Lord’s anointed temple, and stole thence

The life o’ the building!

Why is the metonymy in the underlined text appropriate for this speech?

A. It conveys the king’s importance to the country of Scotland.
B. It suggests that no one is worthy enough to succeed Duncan.
C. It describes the fragility of the king’s corpse.
D. It shows Macduff’s belief that he should be king.