What is Macbeth trying to protect Lady Macbeth from in this passage? "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seelings night. Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale!" (3 Points)
In this passage, Macbeth is trying to protect Lady Macbeth from the knowledge of his evil actions (murdering King Duncan). He wants her to remain innocent and unaware of his deeds until she can support and admire them. Additionally, Macbeth wants the night to be shrouded in darkness ("seelings night") to hide his actions, and he asks for the night to obscure the day ("scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day") so that the consequences of his actions are not visible. Finally, Macbeth wants the night to "cancel and tear to pieces that great bond," referring to the moral and ethical boundaries that prevent him from being at peace and make him look pale.
