Question

read the excerpt from act 1, scene 7 of the tragedy of macbeth. macbeth. if we should fail,— lady macbeth. we fail! but screw your courage to the sticking - place, and we’ll not fail. when duncan is asleep, whereto the rather shall his day’s hard journey soundly invite him, his two chamberlains will i with wine and wassail so convince that memory, the warder of the brain, shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason a limbeck only; when in swinish sleep which statement best describes why lady macbeth’s use of a logical appeal is appropriate in her response to macbeth? by thoroughly explaining how the wine will affect the guards, she proves that her plan is perfect. by reasonably weighing the opportunities and obstacles, she shows that her assassination scheme is sensible. by rationally questioning macbeth’s courage to seek the crown, she is able to allay his fear of failure. by systematically detailing the plan to murder the king, she demonstrates that her plan is flawless.

Explanation:

Lady Macbeth's response involves weighing the situation (Duncan's sleep due to journey, using wine on guards) which is a logical assessment of opportunities (Duncan's vulnerable state) and obstacles (guards). She's not claiming a 'perfect' or 'flawless' plan (options 1 and 4 are too extreme - no plan is truly perfect in a real - world or literary sense of complex actions). Questioning courage (option 3) is more of an emotional/character - based appeal rather than a logical one focused on the plan's feasibility.

Answer:

By reasonably weighing the opportunities and obstacles, she shows that her assassination scheme is sensible.