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Urgent! will mark brainliest In Shakespeare's Macbeth, after Duncan is dead, Lady Macbeth thinks, "Nought's had all's spent,/ Where our desire is go without content:/ 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy." What does she mean by this, and what does it show about her character?
Lady Macbeth would rather be dead than live in doubt regarding the uncertainty of what will happen
Lady Macbeth wants to murder more people in order to make sure Macbeth will take the throne
Lady Macbeth is content now that Duncan is dead
Lady Macbeth knows they have been caught

Answer 1

Answer: In this passage, Lady Macbeth expresses her feeling that she and Macbeth have gotten what they wanted, to be king and queen of Scotland, but they are not truly happy. Macbeth is growing paranoid about retaining his power and status, and emotional distance is beginning to separate him and his wife when they had once been so close. They've "spent" all they had to become royalty, but now they are not content.

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