Lady Macbeth Flashcards
“thy ___ is too ___ o’th’milk of ____ kindness”
“thy nature is too full o’th’milk of human kindness”
“thy nature is too full o’th’milk of human kindness” what does this show
she assumes Macbeth will be too nervous to kill Duncan, suggests Macbeth isn’t totally evil, Lady Macbeth is more evil
“___ me from the ___ to the ___ topfull of _____ _____”
“fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty”
“fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty” what does this show
she wants the worst cruelty and doesn’t want to feel any compassion to those around her
“look like the ____ _____but be the ____ ______”
“look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”
“look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it” what does this show
encourages Macbeth to deceive Duncan by pretending he’s something he’s not, she’s is the reason Macbeth is going to kill Duncan
“we ____ your_____”
“we rest your hermits”
“we rest your hermits” what does this show
she is being purposefully deceitful, shows how false she is
“____ it’s ____ out”
“dashed it’s brains out”
“dashed it’s brains out” what does this show
she would rather kill her baby then not go through with the plan, she’s the opposite of a “nurturing mother”
“i had ___ it, if he had not _____ my _____ as he ______”
“i had done it has he not resembled my father as he slept”
“i had done it has he not resembled my father as he slept” what does this show
first time she wavered, first sign that shows she will struggle to get over her guilt
“____ of ____! ____me the ______”
“infirm of purpose! give me the daggers”
“infirm of purpose! give me the daggers” what does this show
she gains her confidence back and seems to still be in control over macbeth and the situation - odd as women were seen as inferior when the play was set
“___ me ____, ho!”
“help me hence, ho!”
