Lady Macbeth

• Lady Macbeth defies traditional gender roles by displaying characteristics typically associated with masculinity
• Lady Macbeth's ambition is so strong that she is willing to sacrifice her own morality and sanity.
• Lady Macbeth invokes and seeks the aid of supernatural forces to achieve her ambitions
• What does Macbeth call Lady Macbeth in the phrase "dearest partner of greatness"?

  Greatness
• Lady Macbeth asks to be "unsexed" because her only obstacle is her femininity
• Which imperative verb does Lady Macbeth use to summon the spirits in "come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts"?

  Come
• Lady Macbeth describes herself as "too full o' the milk of human kindness
• What two contrasting images does Lady Macbeth use in "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't"?

  Flower and serpent
• Lady Macbeth is considered a catalyst for Macbeth's growing ambition.
• Lady Macbeth expresses her desire to be covered in the "dunnest smoke of hell
• The word "hell" in Lady Macbeth's speech symbolizes her willingness to embrace supernatural forces for success.