Select the correct answer.Read lines 25–31 from the scene.(25) Than wishest should be undone.' Hie thee hither,That I may pour my spirits in thine ear;And chastise with the valour of my tongueAll that impedes thee from the golden round,Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem(30) To have thee crown'd withal.(Enter a Messenger)What is your tidings?What does Lady Macbeth mean by "metaphysical aid" in line 29 of the passage? A. destiny B. nature C. witchcraft D. labor

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.Read lines 44–51 from the scene and complete the sentence....Come, you spirits(45) That 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 remorseThat no compunctious visitings of nature(50) Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace betweenThe effect and it!In this excerpt, Lady Macbeth is asking the spirits to make her

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:LADY MACBETH. Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt beWhat thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature;It is too full o' th' milk of human kindnessTo catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great,Art not without ambition, but withoutThe illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou'ld'st have, great Glamis,That which cries, "Thus thou must do," if thou have it,And that which rather thou dost fear to do,Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither,That I may pour my spirits in thine earAnd chastise with the valor of my tongueAll that impedes thee from the golden round,Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seemTo have thee crowned withal.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene vIn the passage, what does Lady Macbeth fear about her husband?A.That he won't be strong enough to kill the king and further his own ambitionsB.That he will become too superstitious and want more prophecies from the witchesC.That he will become power-hungry and try to kill the king himselfD.That he will not accept the title of king if it is offered to himSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Read lines 67–74 from the scene.LADY MACBETH: O, neverShall sun that morrow see!(70) Your face, my thane, is as a book where menMay read strange matters. To beguile the time,Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye,Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,But be the serpent under't...What do Lady Macbeth's words "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters" reveal about Macbeth? A. He does not want Lady Macbeth to die. B. He has trouble hiding his true feelings. C. He is impatient to murder King Duncan. D. He does not believe the witches' prophecy.

Read this passage:MACBETH. We will proceed no further in this business:He hath honour'd me of late; and I have boughtGolden opinions from all sorts of people,Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,Not cast aside so soon.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?MACBETH. Prithee, peace:I dare do all that may become a man;Who dares do more is none.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene viiWhat evidence from the text supports the idea that Lady Macbeth believes her husband is too weak and cowardly to kill the king?A.We will proceed no further in this business: / He hath honour'd me of lateB.Art thou afeard / To be the same in thine own act and valour / As thou art in desire?C.I have bought / Golden opinions from all sorts of people, / Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, / Not cast aside so soon.D.Prithee, peace: / I dare do all that may become a man; / Who dares do more is none.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS