lady macbeth Flashcards
finish the quote from act 1 “ too full o’th’milk ….”
too full o’th’milk of human kindness
provide analysis for the quote from act 1 “ too full o’th’milk of human kindness”
suggests that macbeth, despite being a noble warrior also has a strong sense of compassion
“milk” is associated with purity, however both macbeth and lady macbeth contrast this
finish the quote from act 1 “look like the innocent …”
look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t
provide analysis for the quote from act 1
“ look ike the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”
links to appearance vs reality
LM tries to adhere to how a traditional female is presented at the time
“be the serpent” has biblical allusions to hell and temptation
finish the quote from act 1
“ dashed the ….”
dashed the brains out
provide analysis for the quote from act 1
“dashed the brains out”
lady macbeth is atypical as she yearns to embody these masculine characteristics as she knows masculinity is synonymous with power
tries to remove herself from any association with feminimity
being a mother is closely related to feminimity, hence why shes rejecting it in a violent way
finish the quote from act 1
“ come thick…”
come thick night
provide analysis for the quote from act 1 “ come thick night”
reinforces the idea of her trying to strip herself of feminimity
because she knows it is synonymous with weakness
she calls upon supernatural to remove her feminimity
foreshadows consequences of being involved with supernatural as later she has become mentally fragmented
finish the quote from act 3 “ had he not resembled….”
had he not resembled my father as he slept, i had done it
provide analysis for the quote from act 3 “has he not resembled my father as he slept, i had done it”
tries to put on a brave and masculine facade to pretend she is not scared of repurcussions of regicide
exposes her inner cowardice
finish the stage direction from act 5
[ enters with a ______]
enters with a taper
provide analysis for the stage direction “ enters with a taper” from act 5
taper is a candle
links back to act 1 “come thick night”
signifies her want and need for light
symbolic of her hope she can be cleansed of her sins
shakespeare uses her as a mouthpiece to reiterate the fact that there are consequences to regicide
