Act 1 Scene 5 – Lady Macbeth
This scene opens with my character, Lady Macbeth, reading a letter she has received from Macbeth where he informs her of the three witches prophecies. Once she finishes reading the letter, she decides that she will manipulate Macbeth into murdering King Duncan, by criticising his ‘manhood'. From this point, the scene takes a dark turn. Whilst she is plotting the murder, her mind is brought to Macbeth possibly failing to kill Duncan due to his benevolence. When Lady Macbeth uses the following metaphor, "the milk of human kindness", she implies that his honour and goodwill are his biggest weakness. In this, she is also comparing him to a child, which in her eyes is seen as a criticism. It is evident in this scene that that Lady Macbeth …show more content…
Lady Macbeth also speaks about how she wants Macbeth to recognise his ambition, and therefore reveal his evil nature. This is evident when she says, "pour my spirits in thine ear", as she is referring to her desire to fill Macbeth's ear with evil thoughts. One of the lines in the soliloquy which I find to be most notable is when she says "the raven himself is a hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan", as she is giving the raven human qualities, this line uses personification. Personification is used later is her soliloquy as well when Lady Macbeth says, "keen knife see not the wound it makes", this is personification because she is applying human qualities to the knife, which is the murder weapon. This knife or dagger becomes a strong motif throughout the performance, it often acts as a reminder to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth of their actions, an example of this is when Macbeth imagines a floating dagger when he is going to kill King Duncan. This scene is essential to the plot as it creates and builds up the tension and suspense. Some characteristics of my character that I want to be most notable in my performance is her assertiveness, ambition, ruthlessness and her
This scene opens with my character, Lady Macbeth, reading a letter she has received from Macbeth where he informs her of the three witches prophecies. Once she finishes reading the letter, she decides that she will manipulate Macbeth into murdering King Duncan, by criticising his ‘manhood'. From this point, the scene takes a dark turn. Whilst she is plotting the murder, her mind is brought to Macbeth possibly failing to kill Duncan due to his benevolence. When Lady Macbeth uses the following metaphor, "the milk of human kindness", she implies that his honour and goodwill are his biggest weakness. In this, she is also comparing him to a child, which in her eyes is seen as a criticism. It is evident in this scene that that Lady Macbeth …show more content…
Lady Macbeth also speaks about how she wants Macbeth to recognise his ambition, and therefore reveal his evil nature. This is evident when she says, "pour my spirits in thine ear", as she is referring to her desire to fill Macbeth's ear with evil thoughts. One of the lines in the soliloquy which I find to be most notable is when she says "the raven himself is a hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan", as she is giving the raven human qualities, this line uses personification. Personification is used later is her soliloquy as well when Lady Macbeth says, "keen knife see not the wound it makes", this is personification because she is applying human qualities to the knife, which is the murder weapon. This knife or dagger becomes a strong motif throughout the performance, it often acts as a reminder to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth of their actions, an example of this is when Macbeth imagines a floating dagger when he is going to kill King Duncan. This scene is essential to the plot as it creates and builds up the tension and suspense. Some characteristics of my character that I want to be most notable in my performance is her assertiveness, ambition, ruthlessness and her