Macbeth Quites Act 1 Scene 7 Flashcards
1
Q
Questioning if it is worth killing Duncan (moral)
A
‘He’s here in double trust;
First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself’ (Macbeth)
2
Q
Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth’s Masculinity
A
‘I dare do all that may become a man’
‘When you durst do it, then you were a man’
3
Q
Lady Macbeth uses graphic imagery
A
‘I have given suck, and know
How tender ‘tis to love the babe that milks me:
I would, while it was smiling in my face,
Have pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash’d the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this’