Question

Read lines 51–54 from the play. will all great neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? no, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red. how does the addition of this brief soliloquy create an effect in the play? a. it adds dramatic irony to the scene because readers know that macbeth is a loyal thane. b. it adds humor to the scene because water easily cleans soiled hands. c. it adds imagery to the scene by describing the natural world. d. it adds tension to scene by building up macbeth's feelings of guilt.

Answer 1

Macbeth's soliloquy in the play intensifies the imagery and tension by vividly describing his guilt, stating that not even Neptune's ocean can clean the blood from his hands, which highlights his deep remorse and fear.

Step-by-step explanation:

The brief soliloquy in lines 51–54 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, where Macbeth ponders whether "all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand" creates a significant effect in the play. By stating that his hands will rather make "the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red," Macbeth expresses a powerful visual of his overwhelming guilt, which mere water cannot cleanse. Instead of adding humor or dramatic irony, or primarily describing the natural world, this soliloquy adds intense imagery and heightens the tension of the scene by emphasizing Macbeth's internal turmoil and burgeoning feelings of guilt following his actions.

Answer 2

The answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

It adds tension to scene by building up Macbeth's feelings of guilt.