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- 1 Who says my mind she has mated and amazed my sight?
- 2 What exactly is Lady Macbeth referring to in her final speech to bed to bed )?
- 3 What unnatural deeds has Lady Macbeth committed?
- 4 Who is Lady Macbeth referencing when she says a soldier and afeard?
- 5 What is Lady Macbeth’s mental state during the sleepwalking scene?
- 6 What does Lady Macbeth foreshadow In her speech in Scene 5?
Who says my mind she has mated and amazed my sight?
ACT V SCENE I
| ACT V SCENE I | Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle. |
|---|---|
| My mind she has mated, and amazed my sight. | |
| I think, but dare not speak. | |
| Gentlewoman | Good night, good doctor. |
| [Exeunt] |
What exactly is Lady Macbeth referring to in her final speech to bed to bed )?
To bed, to bed, to bed! She can’t get over all the murders that her and Macbeth have committed. This line echoes from when Macbeth was trying to wash his hands of his sins.
Which metaphor from Act II regarding the ocean is compared to Lady Macbeth’s lines about the perfumes of Arabia?
“Blood” is mentioned 41 times in the play; “hand” 38 times. Lady Macbeth’s line in Act V (“all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand”) is a partner to Macbeth’s line from Act II: “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?” The answers to both questions are, of course, no.
What does Lady Macbeth foreshadow in her speech?
When Lady Macbeth states, “What, will these hands ne’er be clean?” (5.1. 39), she demonstrates that she is suffering the torment foreshadowed on the night of the murder.
What unnatural deeds has Lady Macbeth committed?
In Scene 5, Seyton notifies Macbeth that Lady Macbeth has committed suicide. In this Act, we see that Lady Macbeth is acting very strangely. A doctor is summoned to deal with her and witnesses her sleepwalking at night, obsessively washing her hands to try to get rid of bloodstains.
Who is Lady Macbeth referencing when she says a soldier and afeard?
The person to whom Lady Macbeth refers as “a soldier and afeard” in what is known as the “sleepwalking scene” in Shakespeare’s Macbeth is her husband, Macbeth.
What figurative language is used in Macbeth?
William Shakespeare uses similes, metaphors, personification, and allusions in Macbeth. In addition, he uses sound devices such as alliteration and assonance to appeal to his audience.
What is Macbeth imagery?
The clothing imagery in the play highlights the conflict between appearance and reality: Macbeth’s clothes are described as ill-fitting. Macbeth’s leadership is described by others as a giant’s robes on a dwarf, in other words unfit. Lady Macbeth uses clothes to aid in deceiving others.
What is Lady Macbeth’s mental state during the sleepwalking scene?
What is Lady Macbeth’s mental state during the sleepwalking scene? Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking indicates that she has a guilty conscience and is slowly losing her mind. The fact that she is washing imaginary blood from her hands reveals that she feels guilty for participating in King Duncan’s murder.
What does Lady Macbeth foreshadow In her speech in Scene 5?
Lady Macbeth’s mental anguish foreshadows her decision to commit suicide later in the play. In act 5, scene 5, Seyton informs Macbeth that his wife is dead, and Macbeth offers a moving soliloquy regarding the absurdity of life. In the final scene, Malcolm mentions that he received word of Lady Macbeth’s suicide.
How is Lady Macbeth presented as unnatural?
All of this is to say that Lady Macbeth is portrayed as masculine and unnatural. It’s pretty explicit: she asks the spirits to “unsex” her (1.5. 48), stripping her of everything that makes her a reproductive woman.