Lady Macbeth

Cards (6)

  • Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it

    Appearance vs reality - Lady Macbeth appears innocent and vulnerable on the outside, but is malevolent and devilish on the inside
  • Dash the brains out

    Subversion of femininity and masculinity - Lady Macbeth rejects feminine traits like motherhood and instead embodies masculine characteristics like violence and power
  • Come, thick night
    Supernatural - Lady Macbeth calls upon supernatural powers to strip her of her femininity and grant her darkness and power
  • Had he not resembled my father as he slept I had done it
    Cowardice - Despite trying to appear brave and masculine, Lady Macbeth is internally constrained by her femininity and emotions like guilt and remorse
  • [Enters with a taper]

    Redemption - Lady Macbeth's holding of the candle symbolises her hope for cleansing and salvation from her sins, but this is ultimately impossible
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