Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2 of The Tragedy of
Macbeth Macbeth, who has just become king, is
speaking to Lady Macbeth before the evening's feast.
Macbeth. Good things of day begin to droop and
drowse,
[While] night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
Thou marvell'st at my words: but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill:
So, prithee, go with me.
Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt?
O annoyed
O perplexed
O discontent
O unsettling