As she awaits her husband’s arrival, she delivers a famous speech in which she begs, “
you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty
” (1.5. 38–41).
What does Lady Macbeth say in Act 3?
She says at the beginning of the scene: “
Naught’s had, all’s spent/Where our desire is got without consent/’Tis safer to be that which we destroy/Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy
” (lines 6-9).
What act does Lady Macbeth say look like the innocent flower?
What does Lady Macbeth mean by the line “look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it”? This line is part of a speech that Lady Macbeth makes in
act 1, scene 5
. She is advising Macbeth on how to go about killing King Duncan
What does Lady Macbeth confess in Act 5?
Both include intense feelings of guilt. Lady Macbeth is indeed haunted by her actions and definitely remorseful. In this sleepwalking scene, she does basically confess
her sin
– “Who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?” – but her rantings only serve to confuse the doctor and attendant.
Is look like th innocent flower a metaphor?
Lady Macbeth uses this simile to tell her husband that his facial expressions betray his inner thoughts, likening him to a book that others can easily read. Look like th’ innocent flower, But be the serpent under ‘t.
How does Lady Macbeth say her line is she afraid of her husband?
What does Lady Macbeth “fear” in her husband’s nature? She fears he is too kind,
“too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness
” (line 17) and good: he wants to become king “holily” and will not “play false” (line 22).
Who are the three murderers in Macbeth?
| Third Murderer | Created by William Shakespeare | In-universe information | Affiliation First Murderer, Second Murderer, Macbeth |
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What is Lady Macbeth’s prayer to the spirits?
She pleads for the “spirits” to “
unsex me here
“: remove female characteristics and make her more like an aggressive, merciless man. She pleads to be filled with “direst cruelty.” She pleads for the spirits to replace her mother’s milk with poison.
What does Lady Macbeth mean by unsex me?
In her famous soliloquy, Lady Macbeth calls upon the supernatural to make her crueler in order to fulfill the plans she conjured to murder Duncan. … “… Unsex me here…” (1.5. 48) refers
to her plea to rid of her soft, feminine façade and obtain a more ruthless nature.
What does Lady Macbeth call her husband?
She insults and berates him. Lady Macbeth questions his ability to do what he said he would do. In other words, she calls him a liar. Then she really lays into Macbeth and calls him
a coward
.
Who does Lady Macbeth confess to?
In a paraphrase of her re-statement, in 5.1 she is saying: You are a soldier, and afraid? It doesn’t matter who knows what we’ve done, we’re powerful enough to avoid being held accountable. Lady Macbeth is guiltily reliving her crime. She is confessing her part in
Duncan’s
murder.
What is wrong with Lady Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth is clearly
disturbed and mentally unstable
. Her actions and comments indicate that she is guilt-ridden over the murder of King Duncan and her husband’s recent crimes. The imaginary blood on Lady Macbeth’s hands symbolizes her guilt, which consumes her mind and soul.
What does Lady Macbeth confess to sleepwalks?
What three events does she mention? She talks about Macduff’s wife, King Duncan, and the murder of Banquo. Why, according to the doctor, is Lady Macbeth walking and talking in her sleep? She is guilty and says that
deranged minds will
confess their secrets to their pillows as they sleep.
What language technique is look like the innocent flower?
Language device:
Symbolism
Symbolism means the use of symbols or images to represent ideas, themes or characteristics. The serpent is a symbol used to represent treachery. Lady Macbeth warns her husband to ‘look like the innocent flower,/But be the serpent under’t’ (I. 5.63–4).
What does the flower represent in Macbeth?
Flowers and nature are symbolic of
Macbeth’s innocence
, in act 1. Lines like “Look innocent like a flower, but be the serpent under it” (Lady Macbeth scene 5 lines 72-73)and “The air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses” (King Duncan scene 6 lines 1-2)show how innocent Macbeth is.
What does False Face hide?
In Macbeth, “False face must hide
what the false heart doth know
” means that Macbeth must pretend to be the loyal subject of Duncan while knowing he is going to betray him by murdering him.
