Macbeth 1.5 Performance: Lady Macbeth, Lines 37b-53a

Lady Macbeth calls upon spirits to remove her femininity and fill her with cruelty, so she can commit murder without remorse. She desires her nurturing milk to be replaced with poison and asks for darkness to conceal her actions from heaven.

What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do to her?

• Give her the power to see the future

• Remove her femininity and fill her with cruelty

• Grant her wisdom

• Make her more compassionate

What does Lady Macbeth want to block in order to carry out her plans?

• Her love for Duncan

• Her feelings of remorse

• Her sense of fear

• Her sense of justice

What does Lady Macbeth mean by 'take my milk for gall'?

• She wants to be more nurturing

• She wishes to replace her nurturing nature with bitterness

• She desires to be more forgiving

• She wants to be more patient

Why does Lady Macbeth call for the night to be thick?

• To help her sleep better

• To hide her actions from heaven

• To make the night longer

• To make the night more beautiful

What does Lady Macbeth hope to achieve by asking for darkness?

• To gain more power

• To prevent anyone from seeing her crime

• To become invisible

• To scare Duncan