Question

read the excerpt from act 1, scene 5 of the tragedy of macbeth. lady macbeth. give him tending; he brings great news.—exit messenger. the raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of duncan under my battlements. come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top full of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse, that no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between what is the most likely reason lady macbeth creates an emotional appeal in this excerpt? to petition the spirits in hopes that they will cast an enchantment over the guests in the castle to implore the unseen beings to help her reform her villainous thoughts to call on the supernatural to remove feminine characteristics that she thinks could hold her back to persuade the three weird sisters to use their powers to influence her as they did her husband

Explanation:

Lady Macbeth is aware that societal norms view femininity as associated with traits like compassion and mercy. She believes these traits could prevent her from being fully committed to the plan of murdering Duncan. By asking the spirits to "unsex" her, she wants to be free of what she perceives as weak, feminine characteristics.

Answer:

to call on the supernatural to remove feminine characteristics that she thinks could hold her back