Oedipus Rex

Scene 5 * 'I may pour my spirits in thine ear,/ And chastise with the valour of my tongue/' --> Wants to influence Macbeth by her determined words * '...Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here'… 'Come to my women's breasts,/ And take my milk for gall,' * Shows that she is willing to go to any ends to fulfill Macbeth's ambitions * Soliloquies testify to her strength of will, which completely eclipses that of her husband --> Shows the relationship between them, a relationship which has love but in which Lady Macbeth is more assertive and dominant * Macbeth's letter * Shows his love for his wife as almost immediately after the battle he writes a letter to her assuring her that he is okay and informs her of the things which are happening, shows that he cares for her and loves her * They share news with each other * 'Art thou afeard/ To be the same in thine own act and valour/As thou art in desire?/' --> Comparing his willingness to kill Duncan which is his desire to his courageous acts on the battlefield, suggesting that he is actually a coward despite all his brave deeds on the battlefield * Goads Macbeth to kill Duncan by questioning his manhood * Also implies that Macbeth is less than a man whenever he shows signs of faltering throughout the play * Enters like a hurricane to blow away all of Macbeth's hesitant thoughts, causing all of Macbeth's doubts to evaporate * 'Bring forth men-children only' * Because she is so bold and courageous, succumbs to her wishes immediately following this remark * He admires her courage * Seems that he is complimenting her and affirming her belief that courage and brilliance are masculine traits * Also sees Lady Macbeth's boldness and masculinity as heroic and warrior-like * However Lady Macbeth invokes her supposed masculine 'virtues' for dark and cruel purposes only,