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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of
Macbeth. Lady Macbeth attempts to redirect Macbeth
after he sees Banquo's ghost.
Lady Macbeth. [Privately, to MACBETH.] Are you a
man?
Macbeth. Ay, and a bold one, that dare look on that
Which might appal the devil.
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Lady Macbeth. O proper stuff!
This is the very painting of your fear;
This is the air-drawn dagger which, you said,
Led you to Duncan.
What does Lady Macbeth mean by the line "This is the
very painting of your fear"?
O Macbeth tends to hallucinate when troubled rather
than seeing what is real.
O Macbeth creates paintings as a means of relieving
his anxieties and fears.
O Macbeth again sees a ghostly dagger beckoning
him to commit murder.
O Macbeth has an overactive imagination that
negatively affects his work.