Quote 1.
Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direct cruelty.
(act1, Scene 5, line 47-50)
Context
Lady Macbeth learned about her husbands is going to kill the king so that he himself could wear the crown. The girl wishes that she can be a man so that she can be more cruel.
Inerpritaition
First Shakespeare implies that in order to be cruel or in my opinion stong enough to kill you must be a man women are to weak. He not only acknoledges that men way be stonger but they are also more creul.
2. Quote:
Lady Macbeth: That made you break this enterprise to me?
when you durst do it, then you were a man;
And to be more than what you were, you would
Be so much more the man. Nor time nor place
Did then adhere, and yet you would make both.
They have made, themselves, and that their fitness
(Act 1 Scene 7, Lines 55-60)
Context
Lady Macbeth is haveing a conversation with Macbeth who is now hesitant to kill the the king. Lady Macbeth is basacally saying your not a man for being hesitant and taunting him.
Interpretation and Explanation: In this passage Shakespere is demonstrating how she is saying that keeping a word is something a man does and that him thinking about going back on his word is unmanly. I think
"That made you break this enterprise to me?" means that he is about to break this promise to her.
Interpretation and Explanation: In this passage Shakespere is demonstrating how she is saying that keeping a word is something a man does and that him thinking about going back on his word is unmanly. I think
"That made you break this enterprise to me?" means that he is about to break this promise to her.
Quote 3
“Prithee, peace:
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.”
Act 1, Scene 7, Line 46,
Macbeth to Lady Macbeth
Context Duncan and his entourage are enjoying the hospitality of Macbeth. This quote is when Macbeth is telling his wife to stop trying to convince him to go through with the murder.
Interpretation/Explanation: Macbeth is saying that a man must fallow a certain unspoken code that they must fallow and if they don’t then they are worthless.
Quote 4.
Bring it after me.
I will not be afraid of death and bane,
I will not be afraid of death and bane,
Till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane.
(act 5, scene 3, lines 72-74)
Context and Paraphrase: Macbeth is saying that he is not fearing death and ranting a little bit about the trees coming for him.
Interpretation In this quote Shakespeare is saying how a man is fearless even against something as scary as death. In a way it’s like men are invincible in his mind if they don’t even fear death.
Quote 5 |
Bring forth men-children only,
For thy undaunted mettle should compose
Nothing but males. (act1. scene7 line. 6)
Explanation- Macbeth is saying to his wife bring me male children and male children only. Saying that lady Macbeth is tough and will produce male children cause males are tough.
Interpretation- In this quote Shakespeare shows that male children are not only tough and brave. But they are better saying that she should “compose nothing but males” that means that girls are almost worthless in my mind.
For thy undaunted mettle should compose
Nothing but males. (act1. scene7 line. 6)
Explanation- Macbeth is saying to his wife bring me male children and male children only. Saying that lady Macbeth is tough and will produce male children cause males are tough.
Interpretation- In this quote Shakespeare shows that male children are not only tough and brave. But they are better saying that she should “compose nothing but males” that means that girls are almost worthless in my mind.
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