Lady Macbeth
She is secretive
Persuasive
Seen as a victim
Acting like the death of the king is so bad by fainting acting like a women during this Jacobean era.
'woe alas'
manipulative
emasculating
powerful
controlling
She acts surprised and sobs making it seem so dramatic. She makes everyone believe it is so bad and gruesome. One reading is that her faint is faked to distract from Macbeth's shaky story.
'Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it'.
She is saying be innocent on the outside and they won't know what you have done. She is already persuading him to take this opportunity
Strong
Ruthless
Loss of control spiralling out
she can no longer control the relationship with her husband or herself due to the guilt she is experiencing
She is cold and shows no emotion killing the king.
'Consider it not so deeply'
Meaning that she is saying it doesn't matter that Macbeth has killed him and to not take it so personally and to not feel so bad about it