Gender Flashcards
1
Q
‘unsex me here,’
‘Of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood’
A
- Lady Macbeth wants to remove her feminine feature
- Make her able to carry out deeds
2
Q
‘Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself?’
A
- Lady Macbeth questioning whether Macbeth is being a coward or not
3
Q
‘I dare do all that may become a man’
A
- Macbeth trying to keep his pride as a man
4
Q
‘What beast was ’t, then, That made you break this enterprise to me?’
‘But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail.’
A
- Lady Macbeth emasculates Macbeth
- Tells him that he isn’t a man
- Almost makes Macbeth angry and upset
5
Q
‘Infirm of purpose’
A
- Lady Macbeth calling Macbeth a coward
6
Q
‘Are you a man?’
A
- Questioning Macbeth’s masculinity
7
Q
‘But I must also feel it as a man.’
A
- Macduff responding to Malcolm who tells him to turn his sadness into anger and fuel himself to seek revenge on Macbeth
