LADY MACBETH
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two. Why, then, 'tis
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two. Why, then, 'tis
time to do 't. Hell is
murky!—Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need
murky!—Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need
we fear who knows
it, when none can call our power to account?—Yet who
it, when none can call our power to account?—Yet who
would have thought the
old man to have had so much blood in him.
old man to have had so much blood in him.
The imagery in this passage from Act 5 has an effect on the characterization of Lady MacBeth. For most of the play she is seen as a manipulative, cold person. In this scene, you can see how everything Macbeth and Lady MacBeth have done has effected her. She is trying to wash the blood from her hands and talking to herself in her sleep. She does this every night. Her unconcious actions show that she truly does feel guilty for what they did. This shows a different side to Lady MacBeth. It shows that she does care about everything that has happened even though it did not seem like she did before.
-Jen B.
I agree with what you are saying. In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth wants to be like a "man" and not show her emotions, and not have it affect her. She was seen as cold, and heartless, but then she over time her guilt go to her. She would talk in her sleep, and then she committed suicide because she couldn't take it any more. At the end I agree we do see that she does care about her earlier action.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of this scene like you did. I see what your saying about how we can see a different side of Lady Macbeth When she is the one that comes up with the plan to kill Duncan we see her as a strong person with no emotional connection. But when she has this dream we see that in her conscience she really does feel bad about what she did. We see that shes not as strong as she portrays herself to be.
ReplyDeleteAlong with what Jen was saying, the permanence of the irremovable, invisible blood on Lady Macbeth's hands symbolizes the lasting effect that the murders and decisions that Lady Macbeth has made will eventually lead to her downfall
ReplyDeleteI think you made a good point about lady macbeth and how she is hiding how she really feels about everything that she and macbeth have been through.
ReplyDeleteI really like the picture you chose to use here. It really helps show the imagery used to convey the washing of the hands after the Doctor hears her talking about what really happened. I especially agree with Nicole; how we see her [Lady Macbeth] being portrayed as something she isn't.
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