In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II, when Lady Macbeth says "My hands are of your color, but I shame / To wear a heart so white" she means that

a.

her hands are red with King Duncan's blood and she is ashamed.

b.

her hands are red with King Duncan's blood and she is afraid.

c.

her hands are red with King Duncan's blood, but, unlike her husband, she is not afraid.

d.

she will have to live with the murder of King Duncan for the rest of her life.

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Broderick Ross

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12 November, 08:14

In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II, when Lady Macbeth says "My hands are of your color, but I shame / To wear a heart so white" she means that

a.

her hands are red with King Duncan's blood and she is ashamed.

b.

her hands are red with King Duncan's blood and she is afraid.

c.

her hands are red with King Duncan's blood, but, unlike her husband, she is not afraid.

d.

she will have to live with the murder of King Duncan for the rest of her life.

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C) - the reference to a heart being 'white' connotes purity, peace, and, in Lady Macbeth's opinion, weakness. Though they are both guilty of the murder (their hands are both red with blood), Lady Macbeth seems to have no regret or guilt, and is ashamed of her husband for having such feelings. It can easily be argued that she is in fact the driving force behind most of Macbeth's actions