Act 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Who says: ‘Is this a dagger I see before me?’
Analyse
A
Macbeth
- hallucinates seeing a dagger when on the way to kill Duncan
- first signs of mental deterioration
2
Q
Who says: ‘Macbeth does murder sleep’
Analyse
A
Macbeth
- saying he won’t be able to sleep for what he has done
3
Q
Who says: The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures; ’tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil.’
Analyse
A
Lady Macbeth
- emasculating her husband for refusing to take the daggers back. Says that only children are scared of the dead
- shocking for Jacobean audiences. Husbands were seen as dominant so for a wife to be ridiculing her husband like this was unheard of.
4
Q
Who says: Will all Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?
Analyse
A
Macbeth
- caught red handed. Claims that the stains are imprinted onto him for his crimes. Not even the gods can clear him of his sins
5
Q
Who says: My hands are of your colour, but I shame To wear a heart so white.’
Analyse
A
Lady Macbeth
- making herself appear the same as her husband yet still emasculating him. Pointing out the fact that he is in it as much as his wife yet he is being dramatic. Saying he’s mentally weaker than a woman.
