Act 1 Scene 5

Act 1 Scene 5

1. Lady Macbeth's Ruthlessness

   • "but without the illness should attend it"
     • must be ruthless if the king is to be killed
   • "unsex me"
     • must be male to commit crimes
   • Some critics view her as the 4th witch
     • orders spirits to defeminise her

2. supernatural

   • "metaphysical aid"

3. Transgression of females

   • "take my milk for gall

4. Darkness & Concealment

   • "come thick night"
     • "Smoke of hell"
       • "knife see not the wound it makes"
       • "blanket of the dark"

5. Appearance VS reality

   • "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't"