Act 5 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
motif of guilt and blood
A
“out damned spot! out I say!
2
Q
motif of blood
A
“yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him”
3
Q
what does Lady Macbeth believe about her hands after all the consequences of regicide?
A
“will these ne’re be clean”
4
Q
a metaphor for not being able to remove the stain of regicide
A
“here’s the smell of the blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”
5
Q
how is Lady Macbeth’s physical and mental state described
A
“this disease is beyond my practice”
6
Q
how do their attitudes towards regicide change
A
“whats done cannot be undone”
7
Q
a quote to summarise the play
A
“unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles”
