Lady Macbeth-Ambition

Cards (2)

  • "Make thick my blood, stop up th' access and passage to remorse." (Act 1)
    Imperative : The imperative "make thick my blood illustrates how she commands for emotional restraint and a callous (cruel) indifference. Recognising that her aspirations for tyranny require a detachment from femininity and the accompanying emotions, Lady Macbeth seeks to rid herself of these elements to pave the way for her ruthless ambitions.
  • -Femme fatale: This is a seductive and manipulative woman who can lure men into danger or sin- it is a common trope within literature and poetry. She is thus a femme fatale as she not only is manipulative but rejects her womanhood and motherhood-a typical trope (theme or idea) of a femme fatale.