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He wants them to pass out so he can steal their daggers, sneak by them and kill Duncan. Then he will smear them with blood and lay the daggers near them, and they will be so drunk they will still be asleep.

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Lady Macbeth drinks to help calm her nerves and give herself the courage to go through with the murder. It serves as a way to bolster her determination and steel herself for the task ahead.

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because shes a drunk:)

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Lady Macbeth's attitude toward Duncan's murder before it happens?

She encourages it.


Who acts more rationally after the murder of king Duncan-Macbeth or Lady Macbeth?

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Does Lady Macbeth sees daggers before the murder?

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How does lady Macbeth affect Macbeth's action?

Lady Macbeth effects Macbeth's actions by pushing him towards the murder. Initially, Macbeth was unsure of what he wanted to do. He stated that if he was meant to become king, it would happen naturally. Lady Macbeth caused him to change his mind and planned the murder of King Duncan.


Does Lady Macbeth know Macbeth's new plans of murder?

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Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying Macbeth does murder sleep what does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do?

Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to hide his emotions and actions.


How have lady Macbeth and Macbeth reversed roles by the end of the play?

In Act 1, Lady Macbeth is the planner, the one who is dragging her reluctant husband into committing one murder. But by Act 4, Macbeth commits murder after murder and Lady Macbeth is the reluctant one, nauseated and consumed with guilt by the bloodshed. The roles actually reverse much earlier in the play, when Macbeth kills the grooms. That was not in Lady Macbeth's plan, and she is horrified by it.


How have Macbeth and Lady Macbeth reversed roles by the end of the play?

In Act 1, Lady Macbeth is the planner, the one who is dragging her reluctant husband into committing one murder. But by Act 4, Macbeth commits murder after murder and Lady Macbeth is the reluctant one, nauseated and consumed with guilt by the bloodshed. The roles actually reverse much earlier in the play, when Macbeth kills the grooms. That was not in Lady Macbeth's plan, and she is horrified by it.


Why does Macbeth succumb to Lady Macbeth's demand that he murder Duncan?

She desires the kingship for him and wants him to murder Duncan in order for Macbeth to obtain it. Not only that, but Macbeth has a weak will, and Lady Macbeth, being determined and intelligent, manages to persuade the indecisive Macbeth to commit regicide.


Who does Macbeth and lady Macbeth plan to blame?

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to blame the murder of King Duncan on his chamberlains by framing them with the daggers used in the assassination.


What event has Macbeth and lady Macbeth planned to the evening for the murder?

Apex- Lady Macbeth will make sure the Garda are drugged, allowing Macbeth to sneak in and stab the king to death.