Act 1 scene 7 Flashcards
Why is scene important?
It shows the manipulative nature of Lady Macbeth, and how drastically the gender roles were switched
.It shows how loyal Macbeth was to Duncan and what it took to convince him to betray him
What happens in this scene?
1) Lady Macbeth talks to Macbeth about killing Duncan
2) Macbeth says he fears the consequences of killing Duncan, and that it might come back to haunt him
3) Macbeth Tells Lady Macbeth he’s not going to kill Duncan
4) Lady M emotionally manipulates him by saying she would kill her baby for him, so he has to kill Duncan for her
5) They plan to kill Duncan and then pretended to be sad so no one would suspect it was them
6) They plan to leave the bloody daggers by the guards while they are drugged
What are the themes and techniques in this scene?
Themes:
Appearance vs reality
Gender
Techniques:
-Metaphor- compares his ambitions to a horse vaulting obstacles
.Violent language
Macbeth Key quote:
If it were ? when ‘tis ?, then t’were well
It were ? quickly
If it were done when ‘tis done, then t’were well
It were done quickly
If it were done when ‘tis done, then t’were well
It were done quickly
What does this quote tell us?
Analyse:
. That Macbeth wants the murder and the fallout of it over quickly but knows it will not be the case
.Shows Macbeth is still scared
Macbeth key quote:
He’s here in ? trust
He’s here in double trust
He’s here in double trust
What does this quote tell us?
Analyse:
.It shows Macbeth still cares about Duncan and says that he’s breaking Duncan’s trust in a lot of ways
.Breaking Duncan’s trust as his loyal subject, Thane and family member
Macbeth key quote:
I have no ?
To prick the sides of my ?, but only
? ambition which o’erleaps itself
And ? on th’other
I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself
And falls on th’other
I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself
And falls on th’other
What does this quote show us?
Analyse:
.Macbeth describes his ambition, his desires to ‘vault’ over any obstacles. His ambition is like a horse trying to jump a high fence, but fight fall = he might fail
‘spur’ - something used to provide a light pain to the horse, by saying Macbeth has ‘no spurs’ it shows he has no violent intentions towards Duncan
Macbeth key quote:
We will proceed no further in this ?.
He hath ? me of ?
We will proceed no further in this business.
He hath honoured me of late
We will proceed no further in this business.
He hath honoured me of late
What does this quote tell us?
Analyse:
Shows Macbeth is so hesitant he decides he no longer wants to follow through with his plan to kill Duncan
.Macbeth says he’s gratefull for the recent rewards from Duncan
- He wants to enjoy the rewards not cast it aside and take it for granted
Lady Macbeth key quote:
Was the hope ?
Wherein you ?ourself?
Was the hope drunk
Wherein you dress’d yourself?
Was the hope drunk
Wherein you dress’d yourself?
What does this quote tell us?
Analyse:
This quote shows us Lady Macbeth is surprised buy Macbeths sudden change of heart
.More metaphors about clothing
Lady Macbeth KEY QUOTE:
‘I would, while it was ? in my face, pluck’d my ? from his ? gums,
and dash’d its ? out, had I sworn’
‘I would, while it was smiling in my face, pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums,
and dash’d its brains out, had I sworn’
‘I would, while it was smiling in my face, pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums,
and dash’d its brains out, had I sworn’
What does this quote tell us?
Analyse:
This quote shows how Lady Macbeth plays with Macbeths emotional and paternal instincts in order to manipulate him
. In this quote we see Lady M’s and Macbeths theoretical baby feeding and then being killed - this links back to when Lady Macbeth told the spirits to replace her milk with poison
.’Boneless’ shows how young the baby is
- This goes against Jacobean gender roles as women were supposed to be kind and nurturing
-Shows Lady M is so corrupted that she is even rejecting her maternal instincts
.Lady M telling Macbeth she would kill their baby for him, again breaks Jacobean gender roles; as men would be publicly shamed if they harmed their family
-This shows that both Lady M and Macbeth have started to deviate from these stereotypes
