Violence

• " unseamed him from the nave to the chops "
• " unseamed him from the nave to the chops "

  • excessive violence
  • unnecessary
  • highlights his evil potential
  • forshadows his extremely violent nature throughout the play
• " i shall fight til from my bones my flesh be hacked "
• " fixed his head upon our battlements "
• " fixed his head upon our battlements "

  • displaying his violence
  • seemingly proud off it
  • sees violence as a reason for praise
  • suggests he may become obsessed
• Shakespeare uses violence as a warning towards society of the gruesome consequences they might receive if they go against king and country
• " usurper cursed head " - consequence of excessive violence is having to feel it yourself
• " had plucked the nipple from it's boneless gums and dashed the brains out "
• " had plucked the nipple from it's boneless gums and dashed the brains out "

  • Lady Macbeth
  • describes what she would do to her unborn child
  • gruesome and descriptive language
  • using as a way to get Macbeth to keep promises - if she has promised to commit that act she would do it no matter what
  • shows her ruthless and cold nature
  • no feminine qualities
  • no mothering qualities
  • shocking for a woman in this era
• Macbeth murders or sends people to murder many people:

  • Duncan
  • the soldier he ' unseamed '
  • Banquo
  • Fleance
  • Macduff
  • Lady Macduff and her children
  • Lady Macbeth - consequence of both of their actions
  • inevitably himself
• " it will have blood they say: blood will have blood "
• " it will have blood they say: blood will have blood "

  • once a violent act is committed many other violent acts will follow
  • he has no regard for human life
  • revenge
• All of Macbeth's violence is in search of power then , once he becomes king , he will do anything in his power ( including multiple murders ) to hold on to it
• " stepped in so far that i should wade no more "
• " stepped in so far that i should wade no more "

  • Macbeth has committed to many evil acts
  • he cannot return from what he has done
  • he cannot redeem himself in the eyes of God so will inevitably go to hell