Act 5 Flashcards
What is the importance of Lady Macbeth carrying a taper?
It shows irony as she welcomed darkness but now can’t live without it
What does the Doctor say in the early part of A5S1 to show how Lady Macbeth is getting rid of the blood again?
‘look how she rubs her hands’
What is said by Lady Macbeth to show how she may be hallucinating?
‘Out damned spot’
What does Lady Macbeth rhyme to show her further connection to the witches and evil?
‘Thane of Fife had a wife’
What does Lady Macbeth say which references what Macbeth said regarding Neptune’s Oceans in A5S1?
‘All the perfumes of Arabia will not clean this hand’
What changes to Macbeth in Act 5, how does his speech and actions change from prior Acts?
Macbeth seems more flustered as his syntax decreases and he speaks in short sentences. He seems overwhelmed with all the events around him.
What does Angus say in A5S2 to show that Macbeth’s murders are clinging to him?
‘secret murders sticking on his hand’
What does Angus say in A5S2 to not only dehumanise Macbeth but also show how he isn’t fit to rule?
‘his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief’
In A5S3 what is Macbeth saying to show how he has some naïve strength?
‘Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear’
What does Macbeth say to his servant to show the audience that he ruled as a true tyrant?
‘hang those who talk of fear’
What does Macbeth say right before the death of his wife to show that he has changed across the course of the play?
‘forgot the taste of fears’
What does Macduff say about Macbeth in A5S8 to show how Macbeth is evil?
‘Hell hound’
What does Macduff say in A5S8 to show that the third prophecy has become true and Macbeth will die?
‘mother’s womb, untimely ripp’d’
What does Malcom call the Macbeth’s in his last speech of the play?
‘Of this dead butcher and his fiend like queen’
