Lady Macbeth Flashcards
(11 cards)
“Look like the …… ……., but …… ……… ……….. …….. it”
Innocent flower, be the serpent under. Biblical. Likes to evil and temptation. Manipulation and deciet
“Unsex ….. here”
Me. Lady macbeth revokes her femminity through the use of evil spirits which alligns her with the witches
“Be so much ……… ……. ……”
More the man. Turns the topic of masculinity into a manipulative tool.
“Dash’d ……. ……. out”
The brains. Not typical of a Jacobean woman. Woman were seen as stay at home parents and loving. This completely contrasts expectations of women
“Be ……… and ……… “
Bright, jovial. Decieiftul and cunnning. Not the expectation of jacobean women
“Out ……….. ……! Out, I say”
Damned spot. Contrasts her earlier calm. Reveals her unraveling mental state
“Whats …… ……. … undone”
Done cannot be. Shows the consequences of ambition. Reflects on their downfall and hamartia
“All the ………….. ….. ………. …… …… …….. ……. little hand”
The perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this. Contrast to a little water clears us. Sensory imagery shows its permenant damage
“When you ……. …. …., then …. ….. … …
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Durst do it, you were a man. Lady macbeth manipulates macbeth into believing the only way he can become a man is through the murder of duncan
“Come thick night and …….. …… …. …… …………….. ……… ….hell, nor ………….. …….. ……….”
Pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, heaven peep through. Asking their evil deeds to be hidden from God. Regicide.
“A little …… ……… …. … …. deed”
Water clears us of this.suggests it wont take much for their consequences to be cleared
