But in most creatures, and in man himself, very often the brow is but a mere strip of land lying along the snow line. Few are the foreheads, which like Shakespeare's rise so high and descend so low that the eyes themselves seem clear, eternal; you seem to track the pointed thoughts descending there to drink, as the Highland men track the snow prints of the deer. But in the Sperm Whale, this high and mighty powerful dignity in the brow is so great that gazing on it, in that full front view, you feel the almighty and the dread powers more forcibly than when beholding any other object in living nature.





Which statement most likely explains the meaning behind the allusion to Shakespeare?

A.
Melville considered Shakespeare to have influence on his audience.
B.
Melville admired Shakespeare for his talent and his works.
C.
Melville considered Shakespeare to be proud and arrogant.
D.
Melville disliked Shakespeare's works and so compared him to the whale.