What reason does Macbeth give for killing King Duncan's guards?A.He was overcome with anger after seeing Duncan's body covered in blood.B.He was angry after the guards admitted to having killed King Duncan.C.He didn't want the guards to say they had seen Macbeth in the king's room.D.He wanted King Duncan to have the company of his best guards in death.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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What reason does Macbeth give for killing King Duncan's guards?A.He was overcome with anger after seeing Duncan's body covered in blood.B.He was angry after the guards admitted to having killed King Duncan.C.He didn't want the guards to say they had seen Macbeth in the king's room.D.He wanted King Duncan to have the company of his best guards in death.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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Macbeth claims that he killed King Duncan's guards out of a spontaneous fit of rage after discovering Duncan's dead body. So, the answer is A. He was overcome with anger after seeing Duncan's body covered in blood.
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from act 1 scene 6 and 72 reasons does macbeth give for not murderying duncan himself?
What literary device primarily develops Macbeth's supposed reaction to seeing the murdered Duncan below?MACBETH:"Th’ expedition of my violent loveOutrun the pauser, reason. Here lay Duncan,His silver skin laced with his golden blood,And his gashed stabs looked like a breach in natureFor ruin’s wasteful entrance; there the murderers,Steeped in the colors of their trade, their daggersUnmannerly breeched with gore. Who could refrainThat had a heart to love, and in that heartCourage to make ’s love known?" (2.3.129-137)Elimination ToolSelect one answerAPersonificationBAllusionCSituational ironyDVisual imagery
What excuse does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?
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