Macbeth - Lady Macbeth Flashcards
1
Q
Violence and gender- LM wants to become more tyrannical and masculine:
A
“Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here”
2
Q
Appearance vs Reality
A
“look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t”
3
Q
LM wants to feel no regret so that she can gain more power through immoral acts
A
“Stop up the access and passage to remorse”
4
Q
trivialising Macbeth’s guilt
A
“a little water clears us of this deed”
“I shame to wear a heart so white”
5
Q
imperative - tries to have control over Macbeth
A
“You must leave this.”
6
Q
Her evil doings are catching up to her and troubling her conscience
A
“will these hands ne’er be clean?”
7
Q
Guilt has completely consumed lady Macbeth
A
“Out damned spot! out, I say!”
