Lady Macbeth Flashcards
What does lady Macbeth say about nature when Macbeth is fearing to kill Duncan in act 1 scene 5
I fear thy nature; it is too full of the milk of human kindness”
Shows her ambition and desire to commit sin
What does she say in act 1 scene 5 in her long monologue (1)
“Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here”
What is the second thing she says in her long monologue in scene 5 act 1
“Make thick my blood and stop up the access and passage to remorse”
What is the last thing she says in her long monologue in act 1 scene 5
“Take my milk for gall”
What does she say after reading the letter in act 1 scene 5 that she is going to try do to Macbeth
“Chastise him with the valour of my tongue”
This shows she is going to try persuade him to kill Duncan
What does lady Macbeth say in act 2 scene 2 that foreshadows macbeth and her insanity
“It will make us mad”
What does lady Macbeth say to Macbeth stating that she thinks he is a coward in act 2 scene 2
“Infirm of purpose!”
What does lady Macbeth say will stop the guilt Macbeth is feeling in act 2 scene 2
“Little water cleans us of this deed”
What does Lady Macbeth question to Macbeth after he breaks down at his banquet
“Are you a man?”
She is questioning his masculinity again as it worked to persuade him to kill Duncan
What does lady Macbeth do in act 5 scene 1
Sleep walk
This shows that despite sleep being the “balm of hurt minds” her sins and guilt is too great to be healed
What does she keep doing and saying whilst sleep walking
Crying “out damned spot” and rubbing her hands
This shows her upmost guilt
What else does she say in act 5 scene 1 whilst sleep walking
“What will these hands never be clean?”
This is ironic as she said before that “little water cleans us of this deed”
What does she say will not sweeten her little hand act 5 scene 1
“All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”
What does she do after sleepwalking off stage
She commits suicide
