Lady Macbeth English

Question 1

“Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage”

Answer 1

L = (simile) this shows the story of the cat that wants the fish just like Macbeth wants the crown to be king but the cat doesn’t want it’s paws wet and so does Macbeth not want his hands bloody
C = she is mocking his timidity of being a man as masculinity in Jacobean era was thought you were meant to be brave and not scared

Question 2

“ was the hope drunk wherein you dressed yourself ? “

Answer 2

L = (Personification) his hope has become drunk and is now metaphorically sick at what it would have once done (ie commit murder)

Question 3

“To bed, to bed, to bed, to bed”

Answer 3

C R I L D
L = repetition. This shows how crazy lady Macbeth is after the murder of Duncan.
C = in the past we saw that lady Macbeth was like the man of the relationship and switched roles of the male and female as in the Jacobean era the male was meant to be the leader of the relationship and meant to be brave and show no fear and the female were meant to follow the males and now the roles have gone back to normal and Macbeth is now the male of the relationship

Question 4

Topic sentence 1

Answer 4

TS1: The character of Lady Macbeth drives the plot forward as she manipulates Macbeth into committing regicide.

Question 5

Topic sentence 2

Answer 5

TS2: Lady Macbeth develops the theme of the supernatural in the play, invoking spirits to assist her plans.

Question 6

Topic sentence 3

Answer 6

TS3: Lady Macbeth inverts traditional gender roles, appearing assertive and dominant and mocking effeminate behaviour.

Question 7

Topic sentence 4

Answer 7

TS4: At the end of the play, when Lady Macbeth is plagued with guilt and commits suicide, she illustrates Shakespeare’s propagandist message that those who commit regicide will be punished.