Lady macbeth quote two

Question 1

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

INTERPRETATION

Answer 1

LM is depicted as a deceptive women to prove that manipulation and deceit are the the most effective methods to gain power

Question 2

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

ANALYSIS

Answer 2

insinuates the idea that she would rather act like the devil than as a moral human being all in the name of power

Question 3

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

BIG TECHNIQUE

Answer 3

juxtaposition mirrors her duplicity as it reveals how she must hide their ulterior motives of selfish murder behind a charade of benevolence in order to succeed

Question 4

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

ZOOM IN

Answer 4

-‘flower’: beautiful exterior ; highlights the goodness but also the honest human behaviour, flowers are also fragile which mirrors the empty nature of appearances as despite their outer beauty they can easily be broken

Question 5

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

ZOOM IN PT 2

Answer 5

‘serpent’ biblically alludes to the Adam and Eve story… emphasising that deceptiveness is a sinful quality yet it can succeed,
‘under’t’ implies that evil is underneath all of our behaviour

Question 6

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

CONTEXT

Answer 6

appearance vs reality

Question 7

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

EFFECT ON READER

Answer 7

unsettling atmosphere is developed due to the depths LM reaches in order to attain power

Question 8

‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’

AUTHORS INTENTION

Answer 8

S. warns the audience to ‘never trust a book by its cover’ as those close to you may not want the best for you since they only care about the things that may benefit themselves