lady macbeth key quotes Flashcards
(18 cards)
a1 obsession with sn
come you spirits that tend
on mortal thoughts unsex me nere “(A1)
come you spirits that tend
on mortal thoughts unsex me here “(A1)
aperative -direct address - spirits to remove femininity-androgynous ~ SN
OR-just wants to absolve from rigid gender roles
verb”unsex” - unnatural - androgynous ambition drives her to avert gender rores
• Plea for SN interference (feared by christanity)
a1 emasculateiing
too full othe milk of human Kindness’ a1
too full othe milk of human Kindness’
metaphon- he appears uncapabic of regicide OR frustrated MB isn’t archetypal husband
noun milk =purity, nurturing-emasculates MB
•ambition distorts gender
roles
a1 s5 A vs R
look like the innocent flower but be the sepent under’t “ (A1 S5
look like the innocent flower but be the sepent under’t “ (A1 S5
metaphor- wants gentle, feminine facade - femme fatale
biblical allusion: “serpent” = fall of mankind (garden of eden)
a1 emasculation
when you durst do it then you were a man
when you durst do it then you were a man a1
repetition personal pronoun
-manipulate through emasculation
Past tense were a man - already falled -phycological pressure OR LM insecure - has to attack MB’s pride to gain control
• her dominance → threatening /unnatural
• Machiavellian vision of masculinity → regicide
a1 violent
dashed the brains out” (A1)
dashed the brains out” (A1)
Plossive - brutal rejection of morerly instincts
- disregard of fragile human life noun “brain”= innocence & intelligence -obliterated
OR irony brain = locus of her downfall
a2 ruthless
a little water clears us of this deed”
a little water clears us of this deed” a2
water symbolian - denies regicide severity
juxtaposition -“oceans” OR trying to maintain control by ignoring consequences
- emotional repression
water symbolism (baptism) - undermines sacred values
a5 S1 guilt
all the perfumes of arabia
will not sweeten this little hand (A5 S1
all the perfumes of arabia
will not sweeten this little hand (A5 S1)
adj little - vunrable, feminine - contrasts
previous boldness
structural echo-contrasts A2 s2 “a little water clears us of this dead”
Sensory imagery smell lingers or smells can transport to the past
a5 s1 guilt
“Whats done cannot be undone” (A5 51)
“Whats done cannot be undone” (A5 51)
Structural echo - A3 s2 “what’s done
cannot
monosyllabinic struc - mental exhaustion OR to comfort herself
a5 s1 guilt
‘out damned spot! Out Isay! “(A5 51)
‘out damned spot! Out Isay! “(A5 51)
Spot -scar of regicide on her mind OR beliefs that witches nave a ‘spot’ -demonology
damned” =hell - biblical aulusion
imperative “out”= former powerful self
but it’s repeated = loss of control
