Lady Macbeth Act 5 Scene 1 Monologue

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For my summative, I decided to create a monologue for Lady Macbeth prior or during ACT 5 - Scene 1 of Macbeth. I chose this particular moment in the play because it was the climax for Lady Macbeth’s character development. In my monologue, I included elements that lead up to her deteriorating mental state. All the burdens and guilt that has been building up to this moment in the play. I added references to significant scenes that I felt drastically impacted her mental state, as well as thoughts and/or feelings she has but did not express in the play. As for the music, I chose this song, to provide an eerie and suspenseful feel to the scene. For this scene, I wanted to emphasise on the weight of all these events and how they are impacting Lady

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