lady Macbeth alternative interpretation Flashcards
has no spurs to prick the sides of his intent
Mac Beth knows he has to much of a conscience to kill king Duncan so he terns to lady Macbeth
persuade
he knows his wife e and he know she will immediately try to persuade him to kill king Duncan usually clothes for the time the play was watched and set
my dearest partner of greatness
how extrodianry that would had been in a world where women were seen inferior to men immdiatly we can see that he its women quite differently to normal men in society
timing of the letter
notice that he wright to her and tell her about the witches prophesise but the n drives soon after In a matter of minutes no need to inform her of this letter inform her quicker if he had done It in person
manipulation
has sent the letter to manipulate lady Macbeth he need her to have time to formulate this plan he knows that is what she is good at and will know that his partner will seize this opportunity of Duncan s visit as an opportunity to commit regicide and seize the crown “temporary ‘ not throne goading her to have her own desires to take the throne he know that is will help him get over his concsiencenes and become evil enough
spur
he will know she will be his spur and do anything in his power to persuade him to commit regicide that pick the side of his intent Macbeth counting on this
shake spears point of view
shake spears scocity is patriarchal queen Elizabeth had to sacrifice her own femininity tio become queen (no children ,no marriage )even the most powerful has to reject her feminity to become queen
shake spear make think that this is appaulling
more context
even the queen the most powerful being in society is still a victim of the patriarchal society she like lady Macbeth had to “unsex’ herself
contervertial view
laded Macbeth is being punished duo being unnatural and becoming masculine
more shake spear portal of lady macbreth
even if lady Macbeth is evil she its still portraitd as a victim of a particle society emphasises this to us by make her die off stage first interpretation of soocietital disaprooveal second as a reflection of the injustice of his own time
reflection of Macbeth with Shakespeare at the start of the play
both viewed the partners as equals as seeckinf an older partner doesn’t folloe=w societies conventions
his own partner of greens
never had a house in London s[pent lot of money for his wife use this context to show he is partly on lady Macbeth side evil is explain by a party that excludes her from power
