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Macbeth "How is Macbeth Presented as weak" - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth "How is Macbeth Presented as weak"
Act 1 Scene 7
the persuasion scene!
'return to plague the inventor'
shows overwhelming guilt even when he has not committed the crime yet
'plague' - foreshadows how his deeds will come back to haunt him
'be the be-all and the end-all'
Words associated with "innocence"
ie "angels" , "pity", "newborn babe"
Words associated with Morality
ie "Consequence", "judgement", "trust", "justice"
'Prithee peace!'
Literally begging his wife to stop speaking - showing he has no control in the scene
Lady Macbeth
Men and Woman role reversal --GREAT CHAIN OF BEING
Her bravery highlight that Macbeth is weak
In the line "plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out"
Trying to convince Macbeth that she would do it for him!
She is emotionally manipulating him
'When you durst do it, then you were a man'
She is the one who has to set the plans, "we'll not fail" and "When Duncan is asleep"
'Such I account they love'
She questions her love for her husband, which breaks down Macbeth and his confidence and masculinity
'And live a coward'
Testing Macbeth by ridiculing him - shows that she has complete control in the scene
Questioning his masculinity and using it against him
Act 2 scene 2
Post-murder scene
Very fast paced //Shared lines (Stychamythia)
KEY THEMES
SLEEP
"Cawdor Shall sleep no more"
'Sleep no more, Macbeth does murder sleep'
BLOOD
LM: "A little water clears us of this dead"
'The multitudinous seas incarnadine'
Not even the seven seas can wash away the blood - guilt and shame will always be there
Connoting with religious imagery - Nile river turns to blood
Emphasis on blood contrasts to "pure milk" references before
RELIGION
'God bless us' x2
'Amen'
Cannot say Godly language - no longer associated with God; breaking natural order
"That fears a painted Devil"
Lots of exclamation points and rhetorical questions. They are easily scared by small sounds like the "owl scream" and the "crickets cry"