Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 7 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Macbeth. If we should fail,—



Lady Macbeth. We fail!

But . your courage to the sticking-place,

And we’ll not fail. When Duncan is asleep,

Whereto the rather shall his day’s hard journey

Soundly invite him, his two chamberlains

Will I with wine and wassail so convince

That memory, the warder of the brain,

Shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason

A limbeck only; when in swinish sleep

Their drenched natures lie, as in a death,

What cannot you and I perform upon

The unguarded Duncan? what not put upon

His spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt

Of our great quell?

Which statement best describes why Lady Macbeth’s use of a logical appeal is appropriate in her response to Macbeth?

A. By thoroughly explaining how the wine will affect the guards, she proves that her plan is perfect.
B. By reasonably weighing the opportunities and obstacles, she shows that her assassination scheme is sensible.
C. By rationally questioning Macbeth’s courage to seek the crown, she is able to allay his fear of failure.
D. By systematically detailing the plan to murder the king, she demonstrates that her plan is flawless.