Question

What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?

• A. The crown that haunts her dreams
• B. Blood she cannot wash off her hands
• C. A ghostly dagger floating before her
• D. Macbeth's lack of ambition

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Blood she cannot wash off her hands

• Lady Macbeth's madness is a result of her guilt over the crimes she committed with her husband, Macbeth.

• She manipulated Macbeth into killing King Duncan and then became queen of Scotland.

• However, as Macbeth became more used to being a tyrant, Lady Macbeth suffered more and more from guilt. She eventually kills herself offstage.