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Lady Macbeth Quote Analysis

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Power is an intrinsic force with a paradoxically strong influence of supremacy over society, intricately woven with the tapestry of human emotions and aspirations. This perspective is exemplified through William Shakespeare's 1606 tragedy ‘Macbeth’, wherein he competently utilises a dramatic masterpiece to uncover the temperamental nature of power. Shakespeare’s exploration of the deceptive nature of power and hamartia is evident in the tragedy as he characterises Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to illustrate the inability to exert control once relinquished. Moreover, Shakespeare positions the play as a cautionary device to warn the Jacobean audience against futile pursuit of omnipotence which ultimately leads to a whirlpool of self- destruction. …show more content…

The violent hyperbole in “How tender ‘tis to love the babe that milks me. Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you” represents her insatiable hunger for power and the lengths she will go to attain power. Through this quote, Shakespeare indicates that Lady Macbeth’s desires and ambitions are shaped by her loss of a child. This brutal revelation, aimed towards the audience, highlights the strengths Lady Macbeth will go to achieve her deep aspirations of attaining …show more content…

This can be seen in the quote ”Out, damned spot! Out, I say!-One, two‘' wherein the repetition of the imperative of “out” highlights Lady Macbeth's frustration and anxiety as she tries to desperately command the blood stain. This is ironic to her earlier manipulation of Macbeth, underscoring the shifting nature of power as Lady Macbeth becomes increasingly consumed by guilt. Her inability to exorcise her guilt emphasises how power is elusive and subtle. The blood stained symbolises her inner emotional turmoil and guilt over the murder of Duncan, whom she referred to as her “father”. As she attempts to “wash” the blood stain off her hands, she gets trapped in the cycle of guilt and paranoia, exemplifying the destructive consequences of pursuing power. Shakespeare further employs metaphorical language to reveal that it’s not the “spot” that is “damned”, but rather her soul weighed down by her Christian faith. This adds depth to the analysis and reinforces how it's not a physical stain, but a symbol of her inner conflict. This irony is particularly striking for Shakespeare’s contemporary audience, as Lady Macbeth’s character aligns with the biblical concept of being damned for one’s

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Additionally, Lady Macbeth’s participation in the murder of King Duncan drives her insane,”Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!”(V.i.37). Lady Macbeth's call to demons to fill her soul with evil did not protect her from the from the consequences of her actions. The decay of Lady Macbeth’s sanity is Shakespeare's warning to the audience not to act out of selfishness for one cannot see the consequences in store when one acts rashly for self

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Lady Macbeth uses a series of rhetorical questions in order to make Macbeth feel cowardly and unmanly to influence him to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth asks her husband, “Art thou afeard to be in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?” Lady Macbeth is questioning whether Macbeth has the courage to kill Duncan and is suggesting to Macbeth that he is weak and lacks the courage to kill King Duncan. This has a significant impact on Macbeth and it makes him question his masculinity in his decision. This is effective because Macbeth, being a powerful Scottish general, does not want to present himself as cowardly, and will want to prove Lady Macbeth wrong.

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In the book Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth fatal flaw was really his ambition because of his desire to be king so he goes as far as to do something terrible to another person to be king An example of this is in act 2 scene 2 (Shakespeare #4 ) a quote from the text that shows my claim is (i have done the deed. Disdt thou not hear a noise ) This textual evidence tells us that Macbeth has murdered King Duncan. His own close friend of his to be king, this shows that his ambition will drive him as far to kill someone close to him.

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That I may pour my spirits in thine ear, and chastise with the valour of my tongue. ( . 5. 25-26) Drive away fearless words and force Macbeth to kill Duncan. [ Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy.]

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Word Tracing Act 1 1. a. Quotation and Speaker: CAPTAIN: “Like valor’s minion, carved out his passage / Till he faced the slave; / Which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, / Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops, / And fixed his head upon our battlements. “ (1.2.21-25) b. Paraphrase: Like a servant of bravery, he fought through a road of enemies until he finally got to the evil enemy Macdonwald. Whom he never shook his hands since Macbeth was too busy already ripping him from the stomach to the jaw.

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Macbeth would not have killed King Duncan without Lady Macbeth. A quote to support this is “I am settled, and bend up/ each corporal agent to this terrible feat”(I.vii. 79-80). This quote supports the thesis statement because it shows that after Lady Macbeth explains her plan to Macbeth, and Macbeth can tell it won’t fail Macbeth will go on with Lady Macbeth's plan. That quote also tells the reader Lady Macbeth can be very persuasive.

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In this piece of writing I will be exploring and analyzing how Shakespeare presents aspects of power in Act 1, of the play Macbeth. Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that was first performed back in 1606. The book deals with a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives prophecy from three witches who tell him that one day he will become the king of Scotland. The book all together dramatises the damaging and physiological effects of political ambitions on those who seek power for its own sake.

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Within William Shakespere’s Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the motif of blood to craft a cautionary tale about Macbeth’s corrupt power and the never ending guilt of Lady Macbeth. The image and overall perception of Macbeth within the play truly embodies the idea of the phrase absolute power

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This presents her rebellious and reckless acts, committed alongside her husband. Unveiling how the development of Lady Macbeth can be linked to satanic qualities, and Satan himself. An example of which is renown through how he killed his own son because he swore to do so, which presents the connection between the two, when similar Lady Macbeth states “Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and bashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this”(Act one scene seven), in which she speaks to Macbeth fiercely about how she would have murdered her own child to possess the role of queen. With

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(1.7.62-63) The argument highlights the child. She showed her willingness to disclose this sensitivity to her husband, Macbeth, revealing a delicate and emotional side that was typically concealed by her ambitious outward appearance. This text also shows how complex she is because she harbors ambitions. To become a mother and to become powerful politically, which can only be balanced by King Duncan's death.

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"Lesser than Macbeth, and greater." (I. iii. 65). A quote that describes Banquo and also iterates where he stands. Macbeth and Banquo in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth are two of the closest characters. They represent what the other is not: Macbeth is the evil of the play and Banquo is the all that is pure.

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At the beginning of the play, blood can often be seen to symbolise strength, heroism and stereotypical masculinity. The Captain describes Macbeth’s efforts on the battlefield with imagery such as “ smoked with bloody execution” to display blood as a war trophy and badge of bravery. Shakespeare’s use of descriptive language such as “smoked” conveys a tone of achievement and grandeur: which in turn implies that the act of murdering men on the battle field is heroic and praiseworthy, as it is displayed in such an impressive manner. However, Shakespeare shows the audience a very different side to Macbeth after the murder of Duncan. Shakespeare displays Macbeth’s overwhelming guilt and remorse in the words “my hand will rather/ the multitudinous seas incarnadine making the green one red” in which Macbeth states that all the oceans of the world could not wash away the blood from his hands and therefore implies that there is nothing on

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A villain- a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. Macbeth’s greed for power is what shaped him to be the villain in the play. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, despite the good Macbeth had done in the very beginning his actions throughout make him the villain.

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