Lady Macbeth Is Responsible for Macbeths Downfall
Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth’s downfall
Lady Macbeth is shown early as an ambitious woman who can manipulate Macbeth easily.
It is shown in the line "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" Act 1 Scene 5. She manipulates his self-esteem by playing with his manliness and his bravery.
(Act 1 scene 5 lines 16-18) “yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”
You are too full of the milk of human kindness to strike aggressively at your first opportunity. symbol of humanity and human kindness. metaphor refers to the milk a baby drinks when it is young and innocent
Macbeth is reluctant to commit the murder. “We will proceed no further in this business.”
Lady Macbeth’s angry response clearly refers to to the ever present theme of ambition. “Was the hope drunk, Wherein you dress’d yourself?” (Act 1 scene 7 lines 35-36)
She mocks her husband’s lack of courage and in a chilling image declares she would do anything if she had made a promise to Macbeth. What does this show about her character?
But be the serpent under’t”Act1 scene5 lines64-65) but be like the snake that hides underneath the flower.
She says that you should pretend to be an "innocent flower”, pretend to be nice and Duncans friend, but instead be the serpent that lies underneath it. SHe is comparing Macbeth to a serpent
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Act 1 Scene 5
Your face, my thane, is as a book where men
May read strange matters.
Your face betrays strange feelings, my lord, and people will be able to read it like a book.
Lady macbeth compares the expression on macbeths face to a book, meaning that everyone can tell exactly what he os thinking and feeling.
Your face is going to giving the game away and people will guess what we're up to.
In this scene, Macbeth is questioning whether or not to kill Duncan. The spoken words of Lady Macbeth are encouraging him
Lady Macbeth is shown early as an ambitious woman who can manipulate Macbeth easily.
It is shown in the line "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" Act 1 Scene 5. She manipulates his self-esteem by playing with his manliness and his bravery.
(Act 1 scene 5 lines 16-18) “yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”
You are too full of the milk of human kindness to strike aggressively at your first opportunity. symbol of humanity and human kindness. metaphor refers to the milk a baby drinks when it is young and innocent
Macbeth is reluctant to commit the murder. “We will proceed no further in this business.”
Lady Macbeth’s angry response clearly refers to to the ever present theme of ambition. “Was the hope drunk, Wherein you dress’d yourself?” (Act 1 scene 7 lines 35-36)
She mocks her husband’s lack of courage and in a chilling image declares she would do anything if she had made a promise to Macbeth. What does this show about her character?
But be the serpent under’t”Act1 scene5 lines64-65) but be like the snake that hides underneath the flower.
She says that you should pretend to be an "innocent flower”, pretend to be nice and Duncans friend, but instead be the serpent that lies underneath it. SHe is comparing Macbeth to a serpent
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Act 1 Scene 5
Your face, my thane, is as a book where men
May read strange matters.
Your face betrays strange feelings, my lord, and people will be able to read it like a book.
Lady macbeth compares the expression on macbeths face to a book, meaning that everyone can tell exactly what he os thinking and feeling.
Your face is going to giving the game away and people will guess what we're up to.
In this scene, Macbeth is questioning whether or not to kill Duncan. The spoken words of Lady Macbeth are encouraging him