Act 3 RAE (read, (annotate, and explore notes) Flashcards
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“I am in blood, stepped in so far that I would wade no more.”
Wade - Walking, (eg: trying to walk into deep water), this blood so deep and thick he can no longer move forward, it is possible that he can may neither move on or forward from all the wrongs he has committed as well.
“Stepped in so far” could be a way to express how Macbeth has gone over the edge and feels like he can no longer turn back. (Hamartia)
“If trembling I inhabit then, protest me the baby of a girl.”
Admitting his weakness, his masculinity, mental decline, perhaps has a connection with Lady Macbeth and her manipulative tactics against Macbeth.
“It will have blood, they say. Blood will have blood.”
Tones of regret, consequences and may link with the line “I am in blood, stepped in so far that I would wade no more.” surrounding his guilt.
