Lady Macbeth- Quotes

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  • ”make thick by blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse”

  • The imperative “make thick by blood” Illustrates how she commands for emotional restraint and a callous 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.
  • Moreover, Lady Macbeth 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 manhood and motherhood- a typical trope of a femme fatale.