Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. Was the hope drunkWherein you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since?And wakes it now, to look so green and paleAt what it did so freely? From this timeSuch I account thy love. Art thou afeardTo be the same in thine own act and valourAs thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have thatWhich thou esteem'st the ornament of life,And live a coward in thine own esteem,Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"Like the poor cat i' the adage?William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiHow does Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth's decision to murder Duncan?A.She laughs at Macbeth's belief in the witches' prophecy, making him angry enough to kill the king.B.She tells Macbeth how proud she is of him, calling him strong and manly, until he agrees to kill the king.C.She warns Macbeth that if he does not kill the king, his children will go hungry and likely die.D.She calls Macbeth weak and questions his strength of character, pushing him to agree to the crime.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. Was the hope drunkWherein you dress'd yourself? hath it slept since?And wakes it now, to look so green and paleAt what it did so freely? From this timeSuch I account thy love. Art thou afeardTo be the same in thine own act and valourAs thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have thatWhich thou esteem'st the ornament of life,And live a coward in thine own esteem,Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"Like the poor cat i' the adage?William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiHow does Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth's decision to murder Duncan?A.She laughs at Macbeth's belief in the witches' prophecy, making him angry enough to kill the king.B.She tells Macbeth how proud she is of him, calling him strong and manly, until he agrees to kill the king.C.She warns Macbeth that if he does not kill the king, his children will go hungry and likely die.D.She calls Macbeth weak and questions his strength of character, pushing him to agree to the crime.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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The correct answer is D. In this passage, Lady Macbeth is questioning Macbeth's courage and manliness, implying that he is weak because he is hesitant to kill King Duncan. She is manipulating him by challenging his character and pushing him to commit the crime.
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