Read the passage from act 1, scene 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . [ Lady Macbeth: ] 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 The effect and it! What does the repeated use of synecdoche in this speech convey?
Answer
A
Lady Macbeth’s desire to take an action that she knows is wrong
B
Lady Macbeth’s feelings of isolation and separation from her husband
C
Lady Macbeth’s identification with her femininity and womanhood
D
Lady Macbeth’s reluctance to convince her husband to kill the king
Explanation
Lady Macbeth uses body parts to represent her whole self: “crown to the toe” means her entire body, while “blood” and “heart” suggest her feelings and conscience. She asks the spirits to block remorse and prevent “compunctious visitings of nature” from stopping her purpose. This shows she knows the planned action is morally wrong but wants to carry it out anyway, matching A.
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