a little water cleanses us of this deed

• what does water smybolise

  purity and cleansing
• what does Lady Macbeth believe

  that water will cleanser her from thr moral guilt which is ironic
• what does she dismiss

  te murder showing she is cold and emotionally detached contrasting herself to macbeth
• what teqnique is this

  dramatic irony- as we know she will not he able to escape the guilt later on in the play
• what does the phrase "this deed" show


  this is vague suggesting she is distancing herslef from the reality of what she has done using euphemism to make it feel less serious
• what did jacobean society believe in

  divine justice snd that regicide would lead to spiritual consequences,
• what would they not believe

  that guilt could not be washed away
• whats the religious imagery

  water is used in baptism to cleanse original sin. lady macbeth misusing the idea of water to absolve guilt would shock a christian audience
• shakespeares purpose

  to show lady macbeths inital strenght and confidence
• what does this line set up

  the irony of her mental collapse later