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Lady Macbeth appearance v reality - Coggle Diagram
Lady Macbeth appearance v reality
"look like the innocent flower be the serpent under't"
translation: "appear harmless and kind on the out side but secretly be ruthless and cunning"
simile
L M's simile intricacy juxtaposes
two contrasting images
the innocent flower
serpent
the flower is a
symbol of virtue and purity and represents an outward mask
Macbeth needs to hide his true intentions with an outward appearance of innocence
hiding his darker ambitions beneath a seemingly moral exterior
she is encouraging Macbeth to be deceitful
L M is a master at being deceitful
she appears delicate like a flower
but on the inside she is a tyrannical and ruthless person
in stark contrast
a serpent is a symbol of betrayal and danger
it embodies the underlying malice and ruthless ambition
necessary for their taking over of the throne
the serpent is in the story of Adam and Eve
a serpent is
sneaky
sly
biblical allusion
the "serpent"
it serves a powerful biblical illusion to the serpent in the garden of Eden
a symbol of ultimate duplicity and the fall of mankind
L M is the the serpent
she is encouraging Macbeth to do the act of killing the king
sin and chaos is going to enter their world
by invoking this imagery
Shakespeare heightens the moral gravity
of L M's counsel aligning her manipulation
with notions of original sin and temptation
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