Question

select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

read the excerpt from act i, scene 7 of macbeth.

lady macbeth: was the hope drunk

(40) wherein you dressd yourself? hath it slept since?
and wakes it now, to look so green and pale
at what it did so freely? from this time
such i account thy love. art thou afeard
to be the same in thine own act and valour

(45) as thou art in desire?

what strategy does lady macbeth use to try to convince macbeth to carry out their plan?

lady macbeth tries to convince macbeth to carry out their plan by saying that choose an answer

options in drop-down:

• he is free to do as he pleases
• he may feel sick now, but it will pass
• we must all do things we dont want to do
• he will do it if he truly loves her

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

In Act I, Scene 7 of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth's courage and commitment to their plan to murder King Duncan. She asks:
"From this time / Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard / To be the same in thine own act and valour / As thou art in desire?"

Evaluate the options

• "he is free to do as he pleases": Incorrect. She is pressuring him, not granting freedom.
• "he may feel sick now, but it will pass": Incorrect. This misinterprets "green and pale" as literal physical sickness rather than cowardice.
• "we must all do things we don't want to do": Incorrect. She is urging him to do what he desires to do.
• "he will do it if he truly loves her": Correct. She equates his willingness to act with the validity of his love ("From this time / Such I account thy love").

Answer:

Lady Macbeth tries to convince Macbeth to carry out their plan by saying that <blank>he will do it if he truly loves her</blank>.