Quotes

• Explain the quote, Captain: Macbeth "carved out his passage" and "unseamed him from the nave to the chaps"

  Carved out his passage

  - makes it seem easy, emphasising the strength and masculinity of Macbeth

  Unsealed him from nave to the chaps

  - hyperbolic - again shows his strength

  These quotes shows how highly everyone thinks of Macbeth and how the respect him for his courage and masculinity
• Explain the quote, Duncan: "O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman"

  These epithets describe how amazing Macbeth is and how deserving he is of these titles.

  He is called a 'gentlemen' by the king himself, showing his how well respected and admired he is by the king
• Explain the quote, Ross: "Bellona's bridegroom"

  This quotes ties Macbeth to the goddess of war, showing how strong he is courageous. This all links to Macbeths masculinity and how the whole of Scotland views Macbeth as a strong and masculine character
• Give quotes from this scene

  'Thy nature (...) is too full o'th'milk of human kindness'

  'Come, you spirits (...) unsex me here
• Give quotes from this scene

  "When you durst do it, then you were a man"

  "Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out"
• Explain the quote, "When you durst do it, then you were a man"

  In this quote it demonstrates to us how Lady Macbeth questioned Macbeth's Manhood in order to convince him to do things that would demonstrate that he actually is a "man" and according to Lady Macbeth doing what in this case was murdering King Duncan would make Macbeth much more than a man.
• Explain the quote, "Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashed the brains out"

  Lady Macbeth is trying to convince Macbeth that she is more masculine than him as she stays by her word. However Macbeth never fully agreed to this so she is somewhat gaslighting him showing how manipulative Lady Macbeth truly is.

  This is also a monstrous perversion of her femininity
• Describe what happens in Act 4 Scene 3


  Alternate version of masculinity Macduff is told of the murder of his wife and children
• Give quotes from this scene

  Malcolm "Dispute it like a man"

  Macduff "I shall do so; but I must also feel it like a man."