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according to lady macbeths plan, how will the king be killed?
a. macbeth will invite the king for a ride around his estate and then stab him to death when they are out of sight of the castle.

b. macbeth will distract the guards while lady macbeth quietly enters the kings room and stabs him to death with his own dagger.

c. at breakfast the next morning, the kings cup will contain poison and macbeth will propose they toast to a long and happy life.

d. macbeth will stab the king with the dagger stolen from the kings guards after lady macbeth drugs them.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall Lady Macbeth's plan in "Macbeth". She drugs the king's guards (to make them unconscious), and then Macbeth uses the guards' own daggers to stab the king. Let's analyze each option:

• Option A: The plan isn't about a ride; eliminate.
• Option B: Lady Macbeth doesn't stab the king; Macbeth does, and she drugs the guards, not distracts them this way; eliminate.
• Option C: The plan isn't about poisoning at breakfast; eliminate.
• Option D: Matches the plan—Lady Macbeth drugs the guards, Macbeth steals their dagger (or uses it) to stab the king.

Answer:

D. Macbeth will stab the king with the dagger stolen from the king's guards after Lady Macbeth drugs them.