Lady Macbeth was burdened with intense guilt after her part in the murder of Duncan. As a result, she washed her hands over and over again, trying to remove the blood she thought she saw on them. Psychologists would call Lady Macbeth's hand-washing:
A. a symbolic release
B. dramatic irony
C. an obsession
D. a compulsion
Answer: D
Psychology
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