Read the paragraph from Ivanhoe. “Alas,” said Rebecca, leaving her station at the window, and approaching the couch of the wounded knight, “this impatient yearning after action—this struggling with and repining at your present weakness, will not fail to injure your returning health—How couldst thou hope to inflict wounds on others, ere that be healed which thou thyself hast received?”
What is Rebecca trying to convey to Ivanhoe when she says, “How couldst thou hope to inflict wounds on others, ere that be healed which thou thyself hast received?”
A. She feels that Ivanhoe should not want to injure others in battle because he is suffering and in a great deal of pain
B. She feels that Ivanhoe should not want to return to battle because he may not survive his injuries.
C. She feels that Ivanhoe should not return to battle because he will probably sustain more injuries
D. She feels that Ivanhoe should not want to injure others in battle because he is presently recovering from battle wounds.