Question

Read this passage: LADY MACBETH. Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The 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 ear And chastise with the valor of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal. William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene v How does Lady Macbeth feel about her husband in the passage? A. She believes he is too superstitious and will want to hear more of the witches' prophecies. B. She believes he is weak and won't do what needs to be done to become king. C. She believes he is lucky to have been granted a new title and should remain faithful to the king. D. She believes that he won't be loyal to the king and will be branded a traitor and executed.

Answer 1

Answer:

B). She believes he is weak and won't do what needs to be done to become king.

Explanation:

Lady Macbeth in the given passage is quite alarmed as she fears that her husband is too fragile to carry out the plan of killing the king Duncan and him becoming the king. She says ('I fear thy nature') and calls him 'too full o' th' milk of human kindness' which reflects that she feels his kindness makes him weak and may prevent him from proceeding the plan. Thus, she manipulates him to keep his kindness aside and do what she wishes him to do. She rather belittles him to get her purpose solved and hence, option B is the correct answer.