Question

To creep through the castle without awakening anyone, Macbeth’s footsteps must be ____ .

Answer 1

Macbeth's footsteps must be stealthy. Stealthy means an act of being cautious for the person's act to be not seen or heard by someone else. In the sentence, Macbeth wanted to walk without waking anyone in the castle so he must be stealthy in his action.