read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of the tragedy of macbeth. macbeth sees banquos ghost at the banquet…

read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of the tragedy of macbeth. macbeth sees banquos ghost at the banquet and begins ranting as his guests look on in horror. meanwhile, lady macbeth desperately tries to continue the party.\nmacbeth. which of you have done this?\nlords. what, my good lord?\nmacbeth. thou canst not say i did it: never shake thy gory locks at me.\nross. gentlemen, rise; his highness is not well.\nlady macbeth. sit, worthy friends: my lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth: pray you, keep seat; the fit is momentary; upon a thought he will again be well. if much you note him you shall offend him and extend his passion: feed and regard him not.\nhow does the meiosis in the lines \my lord is often thus, / and hath been from his youth\ contribute to the uneasy mood?\nit suggests that lady macbeth is in denial about her husbands sudden deterioration.\nit persuades the guests that macbeths strange condition is not contagious or dangerous to others.\nit emphasizes that macbeth is unstable and that his wife would like help escaping the castle.\nit suggests that lady macbeth would be a better ruler for scotland and promotes dissent.

read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of the tragedy of macbeth. macbeth sees banquos ghost at the banquet and begins ranting as his guests look on in horror. meanwhile, lady macbeth desperately tries to continue the party.\nmacbeth. which of you have done this?\nlords. what, my good lord?\nmacbeth. thou canst not say i did it: never shake thy gory locks at me.\nross. gentlemen, rise; his highness is not well.\nlady macbeth. sit, worthy friends: my lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth: pray you, keep seat; the fit is momentary; upon a thought he will again be well. if much you note him you shall offend him and extend his passion: feed and regard him not.\nhow does the meiosis in the lines \my lord is often thus, / and hath been from his youth\ contribute to the uneasy mood?\nit suggests that lady macbeth is in denial about her husbands sudden deterioration.\nit persuades the guests that macbeths strange condition is not contagious or dangerous to others.\nit emphasizes that macbeth is unstable and that his wife would like help escaping the castle.\nit suggests that lady macbeth would be a better ruler for scotland and promotes dissent.

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Brief Explanations:

Meiosis is a form of understatement. Lady Macbeth downplays Macbeth's current (sudden) erratic behavior (seeing a ghost at the banquet and ranting) by saying "my lord is often thus, / And hath been from his youth". She is trying to deny that there's a new, serious problem (his deterioration due to guilt from murder, like killing Banquo). The other options are incorrect. There's no indication about contagion (so the second option is wrong). There's no mention of escaping the castle (third option wrong) and no promotion of her as a ruler (fourth option wrong).

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It suggests that Lady Macbeth is in denial about her husband's sudden deterioration.