Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

1. Why is Lady Macbeth an important character in the play?

   • Due to her manipulative side she was able to persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan.
   • she is seen as Shakespeare's most famous and frightening female characters.
   • At the very beginning of the play she is plotting Duncan's murder and she seemed to be stronger, more ruthless and more ambitious than her husband.
   • She is cruel and ruthless which is then reflected onto her husband Macbeth which then significantly changed his behaviour towards others and himself.
   • She heavily influences Macbeth especially at the start of the play.

2. How does Lady Macbeth change throughout the play?

   • Act 1
     • In the first act Lady Macbeth is first seen in scene five when shes plotting the murder of Duncan after the witches predictions that Macbeth will become king. In this act she is seen to be stronger than Macbeth, ruthless and very ambitious because she used her manipulative power to convince Macbeth to kill the current king who was Duncan in order for the witches prediction to come true which in a way also makes her cruel as she used Macbeth's weaknesses against him to get him to commit a regicide.
   • Act 3
   • Act 5
   • Act 2

3. what are the key moments of Lady Macbeth in this play and why?

   • One key moment is when Lady Macbeth managed to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan, this was a key moment because

4. three quotations for the character of Lady Macbeth.

   • "And fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty"
     • This quote shows that Lady Macbeth is cruel and ambitious because she thinks that no ordinary woman would plant this murder that's why she appeals to the spirit world to fill her with "direst cruelty" .
   • "She is troubled with thick coming fancies"
     • This quote suggests that Lady Macbeth is disturbed because this quote refers to the fact that she is hallucinating because of the overwhelming amount of guilt she is experiencing.
   • "Look like th'innocent flower/ but he spent the serpent under 't"
     • This quote shows that Lady Macbeth is cunning. because this relates to when Lady Macbeth was urging him to put on a show of friendship and conviviality. Macbeth must appear benign, kind and friendly, but that this must only be an act, for he must deceive.