Lady Macbeth Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
Q

What does unsex mean here mean?

A

Make me a man

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2
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Is lady Macbeth feminine

A

No

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3
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Is lady Macbeth manipulative

A

Yes

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4
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Why does lady Macbeth faint in act 3

A

To take attention away from macbeth

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5
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Why is lady Macbeth not a typical Jacobean women

A

She is dominant over Macbeth and not feminine

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6
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Why didn’t lady Macbeth kill Duncan

A

He looked liked her father when he slept. This is the only place she has showed compassion in the play

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7
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When is the only compassion from lady Macbeth

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When she didn’t kill Duncan because he resembled her own father when she slept

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8
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Would lady Macbeth kill her baby if she had sworn to the same way had Macbeth with Duncan

A

Yes

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9
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Does lady Macbeth have a baby

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Not said in play but makes it seem like she has one that has died or is not in her life

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10
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What does “take my milk for gall “ mean

A

Replace her breast milk with bile which symbolises evil

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11
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Does lady Macbeth believe Macbeth will kill Duncan

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No because she thinks he is too kind

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12
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What does lady Macbeth say to Macbeth to insult him

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What beast was’t then ………. When you durst do it, then you were a man

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13
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What quote shows lady Macbeth telling Macbeth to not think about it and calm down -not big deal when he had killed Duncan

A

Consider it not too deeply

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14
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Is lady Macbeth selfish?

A

Partially because she helped Macbeth to become king but that could be because she wanted power as well

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15
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Why does lady Macbeth die

A

She can’t live with the guilt

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16
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Is lady Macbeth a valuable character to the plot

A

Yes because otherwise Macbeth probably wouldn’t have become king

17
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Is lady Macbeth a tragic hero because she has a downfall and dies

A

No because she isn’t likeable