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lady Macbeth Guilt - Coggle Diagram
lady Macbeth Guilt
"all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand" act 5 scene 1
hyperbole
LM use of hyperbole highlights the overwhelming nature of her guilt
she uses the hyperbolic language to show how mentally consumed by her guilt she is
we get a really good insight of her becoming a carcass of insanity
she is now mentally fragmented and broken as a result of her guilt
"all the perfumes of Arabia"
she implies that her sense of guilt and remorse is so deep that no external force could erase it
she can not separate her guilt from herself
"a little water clears us from this deed" act 2
her language has transformed from using euphemism to using hyperbole because she has been so engulfed and stained by her guilt
this exaggeration underscores the extent to which she feels haunted about her past actions
she can be completely internally punished by her past actions becoming this carcass of insanity
Shakespeare is using her to demonstrate the implications of committing regicide
he is showing that committing regicide will lead to your mental and physical demise
olfactory images (senses)
the vivid imagery to scent through the phrase "sweeten this little hand"
it illustrates the depth of LM's psychological suffering
every aspect of her has mentally and physically tarnished with her guilt
this guilt is eating away at her
she has been mentally and physically broken her
she is a shell of her self
the contrast of sweet perfumes and stench of guilt
creates a scenery experience for the audience
empathising her inner turmoil is incapable of pervading even her physical senses
her guilt represents the moral and cosmic imbalance created by her actions