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Drama: Act II - Macbeth

Question 2 • Common Core ELA 12

According to Lady Macbeth, why doesn’t she kill Duncan herself? Indicate which lines in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II, pointed you toward your answer.

Answer

Answer:

Lady Macbeth says she could not kill Duncan because he resembled her father while he was asleep. In Act II, Scene ii, she says, “Had he not resembled / My father as he slept, I had done’t.”

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