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MacbethQuotes LADY M
Lady Macbeth CHARACTER key quotes with analysis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A little water clears us of this deed | Ironic when compared to LM's downfall |
| Out damned spot | Imperative 'out' = traces of power and dominance remain despite guilt-induced madness |
| Look like th’ innocent flower, But be the serpent under ’t. | Imperatives = commanding and domineering - link to subversion of gender roles Link to theme of appearances / deception |
| Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty. | Imperatives = commanding Link to supernatural and subverting gender norms |
| I lay the daggers where he could not miss them Had he not resembled my father as he slept I had done't | Emotive imagery = humanity still remains despite her plea to the spirits. |