Macbeth Act I?

Question:I did read the play.. I just didnt understand..

10. In Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth tell of the witches' prophecies. Immediately she says that Macbeth, "thou art too ful of "th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way." What is she saying about Macbeth, and what does it show about Macbeth's character?

Lady Macbeth then says to herself,

"Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,
And chastise with the valor of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round . . .

What do these lines indicate about her character?
17. What are Lady Macbeth's plans in killing Duncan and covering it up?

18. She easily convinces Macbeth to go along with her plans. What does this show about his character?

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10. In Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth tell of the witches' prophecies. Immediately she says that Macbeth, "thou art too ful of "th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way." What is she saying about Macbeth, and what does it show about Macbeth's character?

Lady Macbeth then says to herself,

"Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,
And chastise with the valor of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round . . .

What do these lines indicate about her character?
17. What are Lady Macbeth's plans in killing Duncan and covering it up?

18. She easily convinces Macbeth to go along with her plans. What does this show about his character?

How ironic is it that I'm currently studying this play for my Late Shakespeare course.

10. In Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth tell of the witches' prophecies. Immediately she says that Macbeth, "thou art too ful of "th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way." What is she saying about Macbeth, and what does it show about Macbeth's character?

Okay, she is saying that he is too kind and too moral. If you read that whole stanza...she's discussing how he is reluctant to kill Duncan because of his moral nature.

"Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,
And chastise with the valor of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round . . .

She's pretty much saying that she will persuade him into killing Duncan.

17. What are Lady Macbeth's plans in killing Duncan and covering it up?

She plans to get the two chamberlains drunk and leave them passed out elsewhere while Macbeth commits the murder. Then they will smear blood and place the bloody daggers with the two chamberlains to make it seem as if they committed the crime.

18. She easily convinces Macbeth to go along with her plans. What does this show about his character?

I don't think that she "easily" convinces him. She is questioning his entire manhood which is a big deal.

10. She's saying that he is too kind and gentle...and if not for his cowardice, he could reach greater heights and his full potential.

Lady Macbeth with the milk of human kindness remark is telling him that he's too nice and not conniving enough. Macbeth is basically a good man who is led astray by ambition and weakness.

What Lady M says to herself is, let some of my own venom be poured into him so that he won't be so nice. What does it indicate? She's a viper.

Her plan to kill Duncan is to have Macbeth sneak into his room after getting the guards drunk, killing Duncan and then smearing the guards with his blood so they will be blamed.
She easily convinces Macbeth because his achilles heel is his ambition and that he's easy to manipulate.