Lady Macbeth Flashcards
What is the missing word?
‘_____ me here’
‘Unsex me here’
What is missing?
‘It is too full o’the _____ of ________ ________’
‘It is too full o’the milk of human kindness’
What words are missing?
‘Look like the ______ flower but be the _______ under’t’
‘Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t’
What is the missing word?
‘Leave the _____ to me’
‘Leave the rest to me’
What are the missing words?
‘Fill me from ___ to the top full of _______ _______’
‘Fill me from toe to the top full of direst cruelty’
What is missing?
‘Art though _____’
‘Art thou afear’d’
What word is missing?
‘Partner of ______’
‘Partner of greatness’
What could you say about the quote ‘unsex me here’
- fast pace - only act one
- doesn’t think about consequence
- ‘unsex’ verb
- frustration at restrictions/limits of her gender
What could you say about the quote ‘it is too full o’the milk of human kindness’
- ‘milk of human kindness’ is a metaphor
- he’s too kind ‘to catch the nearest way’ (kill king)
- she manipulate stereotypical wife
- noun ‘milk’ connotations of purity + life
- too pure/honest
What can you say about the quote ‘look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t’
- betrayal
- links to ‘fair is foul’ said by the witches
- flower = fair
- serpent = foul
- appears loyal and honest on outside but sly and cunning underneath
What can you say about the quote ‘leave the rest to me’
- defies the stereotypes of a wide
- commanding language
- seems demanding + powerful
What an you say about the quote ‘fill me from toe to the top full of direst cruelty’
- violent language reflects dark + sinister thoughts which she is eager to pass on
- ‘cruelty’ noun
What could you say about the quote ‘Art thou afear’d’
- she is being very manipulative
- uses insulting language/tone to manipulate/convince Macbeth into committing regicide (killing king)
- encourages husband to achieve his full potential + embrace his ambition (for a crime)
