act 1 scene 5 events and quotes Flashcards

1
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“Yet do I fear….

A

thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness”

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What is symbolic about the milk quote by Lady Macbeth?

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“milk of human kindness”- referring to a woman’s breast milk- the most innocent and pure form of love that a mother can give- juxtaposes Lady Macbeth’s morals and actions

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What does “the milk of human kindness” show about Macbeth and also Lady Macbeth?

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shows Macbeth’s loving and kind nature- he is not inherently evil
Lady Macbeth fears his goodness and she believes he is too full of kindness- inversion of the natural order as in Jacobean times, the woman was supposed to be nurturing and kind etc but Macbeth is

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Why does Lady Macbeth believe that Macbeth being the Thane is too good to be true?

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She knows Macbeth is not capable of completing such a demanding task

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5
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What does Lady Macbeth believe Macbeth lacks?

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Lacks the cruelty needed to kill Duncan and also the masculinity

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6
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The milk conveys the colour symbolism of what?

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White- purity, innocence- what Macbeth has qualities/ traits of

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7
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Who is inherently evil- Lady Macbeth or Macbeth?

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Lady Macbeth

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8
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What does Lady Macbeth say that subverts typical gender roles/ expectations?

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“Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty!”

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What imperative verbs does Lady Macbeth use and what effect does this have?

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“fill” and “unsex”
-shows how she holds lots of power in the relationship

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10
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Why does Lady Macbeth want to be “unsexed?”

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She wants all of her feminine traits to be removed as she desires masculine traits- she wants to feel like a man and have the same power as a man- feeling cruel and dominant

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11
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The adjective “direst” conveys what?

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She wants all of the power- royalty
-she wants the most and sheerest form of evil

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12
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what type of language does Lady Macbeth use?

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hyperbolic

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13
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How does Shakespeare convey the couple reversing typical gender roles?

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Macbeth is more feminine whereas Lady Macbeth is more masculine

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14
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What were relationships between men and women like in Jacobean times?

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Women weren’t allowed to give orders- only meant to obey men- Lady Macbeth and Macbeth reverse these roles

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15
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“Come to my woman’s….

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breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers”

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16
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What does gall mean?

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poison

17
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What does Lady Macbeth desire to do?

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Transform herself- poison her virtue

18
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“Take my milk for gall” is very…

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unnatural and unmaternal- Lady Macbeth had a child- she knew the feeling of breastfeeding- that’s what makes this quote even more disturbing and alarming

19
Q

“Bear welcome in the eye…

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Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”

20
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What does “Bear welcome in the eye” mean?

A

be welcoming, innocent and kind when Duncan arrives

21
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What does “Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t” mean?

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Put on a facade in front of Duncan and then when he leaves, become a “serpent”- be cunning, cruel and sly

22
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Lady Macbeth ordering Macbeth around and instructing him on how to behave again adds onto what?

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The untypical gender roles the pair have- she is extremely dominant

23
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What is the symbolism of the word “serpent”?

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Adam and Eve- temptation- evil- original sin

24
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Lady Macbeth is the serpent or the innocent flower?

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Lady Macbeth- serpent
Macbeth-innocent flower
unusual and unnatural at the time

25
Q

“Only look up clear…

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To alter favour is ever to fear:
Leave all the rest to me”

26
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Does Macbeth have a good poker face?

A

No- he is not skilled in the art of deception, Lady Macbeth is

27
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What theme is explored through Lady Macbeth being the perfect hostess on the surface?

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appearance vs reality