Instead of telling the audience everything about a scene through stage direction, playwrights often develop plot through dialogue. Explain what the gentlewoman wants the doctor to do and why she wants him to do it. Cite text evidence to support your answer.

Instead of telling about the whole scene playwrights develop plot through dialogue is described below.

Explanation:

At night, in the king’s palace at Dunsinane, a doctor and a gentlewoman discuss

Lady Macbeth’s strange habit of sleepwalking.

Suddenly, Lady Macbeth enters in a trance with a candle in her hand. Bemoaning the murders of Lady Macduff and Banquo, she seems to see blood on her hands and claims that nothing will ever wash it off.

She leaves, and the doctor and gentlewoman marvel at her descent into madness.

Enter a DOCTOR of physic and a waiting-GENTLEWOMAN

DOCTOR

I have two nights watched with you but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last walked?

GENTLEWOMAN

Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon ’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.

DOCTOR

A great perturbation in nature, to receive at once the benefit of sleep, and do the line>effects of watching. In this slumbery agitation, besides her walking and other actual performances, what, at any time, have you heard her say?

GENTLEWOMAN

That, sir, which I will not report after her.

DOCTOR

You may to me, and ’tis most meet you should.

GENTLEWOMAN

Neither to yEnter LADY MACBETH with a taper

Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her, stand close.ou nor any one, having no witness to confirm my speech.

DOCTOR

15How came she by that light?

the answer to number one is b the answer to number to is a