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Macbeth Key Scenes - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth Key Scenes
Act 1, Scene 5
“Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear”
Lady Macbeth want to whisper her thought to Macbeth about being king. From this there are lots of evil thoughts
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“Look like th’innovent flower, but be the serpent under’t
Lady Macbeth want Macbeth to appear nice and innocent to Duncan but underneath he needs to keep his evil a secret. The link to the flowers are natural and delicate while the link to the serpent is evil and relates to the bible.
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“Come, you spirits, that tend on mortal thoughts unsex me here”
Lady Macbeths talks to the spirits/supernatural as if they are right infront of her and asks them to make her a man
This is something that in those days a woman would not been seen for. And also in those days by saying this Lady Macbeth goes against a lot of things that a women stands for
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Act 2, Scene 2
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“Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I ha done’t”
This is the first time when Lady Macbeth has wavered. This shows us that she is starting to struggle and feel guilty
Lady Macbeth feels even more guilty as she says that she would have killed him but Duncan looked very similar to her father
This shows us that Lady Macbeth is not all evil as she admits why she did not want to kill Duncan herself
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“My hands are of your colour, but I shame to wear a heart so white”
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Act 3, Scene 4
“Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth”
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As we have seen in past scenes Lady Macbeth takes control of the situation and start to seem more powerful
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“Are you a man?”
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These words are similar to what she said in Act 1, Scene 7
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“My noble lord, you do not give the cheer.”
Lady Macbeth says that Macbeth is being a bad host and that if he is not a good host then this will not be like a feast
This shows us that to the couple it feels like Lady Macbeth has more power over Macbeth as she tells him what to do all of the time
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Act 5, Scene 1
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“Out, damned spot! Out, I say
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Before Lady Macbeth used to be a very stable person but now the guilt has gotten to her and she cannot get rid of it
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