Read these lines from the play:Lady M. Out, damned spot! out, I say!One: two: why, then 'tis time to do't.Hell is murky!Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?How does this passage add tension to the play?A.The audience knows that Lady Macbeth is losing her mind and considering suicide before Macbeth knows this information.B.Macbeth knows that Lady Macbeth thinks they should kill more people to hide their secret.C.The audience knows that Lady Macbeth is unhappy in her marriage before Macbeth knows this information.D.Macbeth knows that Lady Macbeth knows he has seen a ghost.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. Yet here's a spot.DOCTOR. Hark, she speaks: I will set down what comes from her, to satisfy my remembrance the more strongly.LADY MACBETH. Out, damned spot! out, I say! One; two; why, then 'tis time to do't. Hell is murky! Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?DOCTOR. Do you mark that?LADY MACBETH. The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o' that, my lord, no more o' that: you mar all with this starting.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, scene iWhat do Lady Macbeth's actions in this scene suggest about her state of mind?A.That she feels guilty for her role in Duncan's murderB.That she is angry at Macbeth for not asking for her adviceC.That she is sad that Lady Macduff and her son were killedD.That she is worried that Malcolm's army will defeat MacbethSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is Shakespeare trying to warn us about in Macbeth?

Read this passage:MACBETH. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night,Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day;And with thy bloody and invisible handCancel and tear to pieces that great bondWhich keeps me pale! Light thickens; and the crowMakes wing to the rooky wood:Good things of day begin to droop and drowse;While night's black agents to their preys do rouse.Thou marvell'st at my words: but hold thee still;Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.So, prithee, go with me.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act III, scene iiWhat can you conclude from the lines "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the deed"?A.Macbeth is angry at Lady Macbeth for forcing him into having Banquo and his son murdered.B.Macbeth is proud of the way Lady Macbeth helped with the murder of King Duncan.C.Macbeth feels that his wife is innocent and wants to protect her from harm.D.Macbeth is not going to tell his wife about his plan to murder Banquo until after the murder has been committed.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:LADY MACBETH. The raven himself is hoarseThat croaks the fatal entrance of DuncanUnder my battlements. Come, you spiritsThat tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,And fill me from the crown to the toe top-fullOf direst cruelty. Make thick my blood.Stop up the access and passage to remorse,That no compunctious visitings of natureShake my fell purpose, nor keep peace betweenThe effect and it! Come to my woman's breasts,And take my milk for gall, you murd'ring ministers,Wherever in your sightless substancesYou wait on nature's mischief. Come, thick night,And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,That my keen knife see not the wound it makes,Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the darkTo cry "Hold, hold!"William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene vWhat impression does Lady Macbeth's speech give you about her character?A.She is powerless against all the men in her life.B.She is honorable and only wishes to do what's right.C.She is coldhearted, cruel, and very ambitious.D.She is afraid of her husband and what he will do to gain power.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:MACBETH. Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits:The flighty purpose never is o'ertookUnless the deed go with it: from this momentThe very firstlings of my heart shall beThe firstlings of my hand. And even now,To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done:The castle of Macduff I will surprise;Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o' the swordHis wife, his babes, and all unfortunate soulsThat trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool;This deed I'll do before this purpose cool:But no more sights! Where are these gentlemen?Come, bring me where they are.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act IV, scene iWhat evidence from the text supports the idea that Macbeth has decided he will start taking immediate action instead of being so indecisive?A.Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploitsB.From this moment / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand.C.Come, bring me where they are.D.The castle of Macduff I will surprise; / Seize upon FifeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS