Lady Macbeth Flashcards
What does “too full o’th milk of human kindness mean”
she criticizes Macbeth masculinity
and this would shock the Jacobean audience
metaphorically milk is associated with female breast which is linked too weakness
during the Jacobean society women had to be submissive
Which quote can be linked with “too full o’th milk pf human kindness”
this foreshadows “unsex me here” she calls Macbeth a women and she is determined to unsex her self as men had power. reference she is childless which is why she distance her herself from anything that links to maternal instinct
What does the quote “i may pour my spirit in thine ear” suggest?
seems witch like and some people argue she is the fourth witch
supported by the noun “spirit”she is begging the spirits to remove her female genitals therefore access something masculine
Banquo also states they have “beards” and don’t look like women links to lady Macbeth as she isn’t ladylike.
What does the verb “pour” imply?
verb pour outline the persuasiveness of Lady Macbeth and metaphorically symbolizes how she will manipulate Macbeth
almost sounds poisonous links to the “poison chalice”
How does lady Macbeth oppose her role?
lexical field “raven..fatal..night” associated with something Machiavellian
her expected role as a domesticated and passive women is not there in fact she immediately turns to gothic conventions
what quote gives biblical reference?
Appearance Vs reality shows her duplicitous nature
“serpent” biblical connotation.when eve was temped by the snake and the whole mankind were punished for it
so Lady Macbeth is tempting Macbeth to kill the king and the punishment is they both die
What is the context for the quote “look like an innocent flower but bt the serpent under’it”?
during the Gay Fawkes gun powder plot king James 1 was awarded with a medal that presents a serpent hiding under a flower.Gay Fawkes was tying to disrupt the great chain of being links to the play as it was written at the time idea od regicide
What does she say in Act 5 scene 1 to show she is guilty?
“Out,dammed spot;out,i say”
in lit sleep is associated with innocence witch is the opposite of her
sleepwalking has links to the gothic genre and has connotations of madness
she now has descended into madness and highlights her fall
How does this show guilt”Thane of Fife had a wife where is she now”?
guilty
she knows Macbeth killed Banquo
it gets to her head to the point she sleep walks
what does “damned” suggest?
damned is associated with hell which is linked to the devil
Lady Macbeth we have been introduced to in this play
How is lady Macbeth shown as guilty?
when she is awake she is not worried sick by the thought of killing someone in fact she came up with the plan
but in act 5 scene 1 she is sleepwalking and anxious and panics about her contribution o the kings death
her showing no remorse at the start juxtaposes her guilt in scene 5
Does lady Macbeth have 2 sides of her?
In her sleepwalking state her cowardice is more prominent
in her walking condition she shows no fear in blood and says “a little water clear us all of this deed” speaks in double meaning in the word deed reflect the 2 personalities she has
What is somnambulism?
sleepwalking is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness.It is classified as a sleep disorder where motor acts such as walking are preformed
