Lady Macbeth
- Created by: Erin
- Created on: 17-03-17 17:43
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- Lady Macbeth
- Act One
- "Your face my thane is a book"
- "My" = possessive pronoun, this tells us from the beginning that she is controlling
- Whole quote is a metaphor
- "Book" Macbeth is easy to read and is open
- Lady Macbeth is worried he'll give it away when Duncan comes to stay
- "Pour my spirits into thine ear"
- Shows control
- "Spirits" is her ambition
- "spirits" = supernatural & evil.
- King James was a believer in witchcraft and thought it was evil, this helps to see her as evil in the start
- "spirits" = supernatural & evil.
- verb "pour" influence with him with a lot of evil
- Lady Macbeth was inspired by the queen, she also challenges the stereotypes of women
- "Look like th' innocent flower but be th' serpent under't"
- "Look" is an imperative verb - telling her husband how to act, instructing him before Duncan arrives
- Shows her dominance and her control
- Similie
- Flower - wants him to appear harmless and sweet (won't be suspected for Duncans Murder)
- Serpent -wants him to act and be evil. links to religion as in the bible a snake led Eve to eat the apple.
- "Look" is an imperative verb - telling her husband how to act, instructing him before Duncan arrives
- "Your face my thane is a book"
- Act Three
- "Nought's had all's spent"
- Starts to show weakness (first obvious time)
- "All's" implies everything is ruined, not just a little bit
- "Nought's" felt like she hasn't gained anything from murdering Duncan
- Starts to show weakness (first obvious time)
- "Nought's had all's spent"
- Act Five
- "out damned spot, out say"
- Guilty
- "out" repetition, emphasis the fact the fact she can't get the blood off her hands
- "Damned" Admitting what she has done is a sin
- Religious
- She killed the king, punishment = madness
- Regicide (killing the king) leads to your own downfall
- King James liked this as it warned others that killing him would lead to their own death or madness
- Regicide (killing the king) leads to your own downfall
- "out damned spot, out say"
- Act One
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