Question

In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act V, when the doctor tells the waiting-gentlewoman to take from Lady Macbeth “the means of all annoyance,” it is because he fears that Lady Macbeth might a. be upset when she finds out she’s been sleepwalking. b. be guilty of a crime of treason. c. plan to leave Dunsinane. d. try to kill herself.

Answer 1

the answer is d. try to kill herself. the doctor is suspicious of something, but 'the means of all annoyance' most likely means anything she can harm herself with.

Answer 2

d. try to kill herself.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Act 5, scene 1, the doctor who is examining Lady Macbeth tells the gentlewoman to remove from her "the means of all annoyance." This is a reference to things that Lady Macbeth might hurt herself with. The doctor believes that Lady Macbeth is possessed, as he believes sleepwalking and sleeptalking to be supernatural events. He is worried that in such a state, she might want to kill herself. He reaches the conclusion that she is in need not of a doctor, but of a priest.