Diction Of Lady Macbeth

In Act two scene one Macbeth has an encounter with a ghost in the form of a dagger and he begins to hallucinate about killing King Duncan. Once the hallucination is over Macbeth accepts his and King Duncan’s fate. Shakespeare uses diction and imagery to convey Macbeth’s remorseful and fearful state of mind in Macbeth’s Soliloquy Act two scene one. Shakespeare uses harsh words such as “dagger” and “oppressed” to express Macbeth’s remorseful state of mind.

Lady Macbeth's diction in Act I, scene 5 sets the tone for the events, most importantly the murder of Duncan, in the play. Her attitude teaches the audience about who she is, as well as, her relationship with Macbeth. One example of her use of diction is, when Macbeth enters his castle and Lady Macbeth greets him is the same way the witches did. Especially when she says "all-hail" and "hereafter" which are the same phrases that were said to Macbeth by the witches (1.5.46). This is intended to spook the audience, mainly because they have witnessed Macbeth meeting the witches and are now witnessing Lady Macbeth say the same things that the witches said. In addition, Lady Macbeth uses even more verbal clues to highlight important key factors

Diction and imagery play large roles in Macbeth. Shakespeare's use of these devices create a better image in the mind of the audience and set the stage for foreshadowing. In the scene before Duncan's murder in Macbeth, Shakespeare uses diction and imagery to establish Macbeth's guilty, anxious frame of mind. Shakespeare uses imagery as soon as the passage begins by writing, "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand," (II.i.1-2).

In this passage taken from Act 1, scene 7 of William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the author uses diction and figurative language to convey the theme that blind ambition often leads to a loss of emotion. This theme is first introduced in the text in line 1 when Macbeth states that he’s, “Almost forgot the taste of fear.” (Line 1). And that there was a time when his senses, “Would have cooled.” (Line 2).

Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ is about the leading male protagonist succumbing to his ambition and need for power. Though Macbeth is liable for his own actions, he is not solely responsible for the events that eventually result in his downfall. Macbeth is corrupted by his wife, Lady Macbeth, as well as the three weird sisters. Macbeth’s contribution towards his downfall is his strong ambitious nature. Lady Macbeth is the person who induces Macbeth to assassinate King Duncan. The three weird sisters (witches) play with Macbeth’s ambitious nature and sense of security. Macbeth’s downfall is due to himself and two external factors.

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth can be seen as hysterical, manic, and deranged. In this quote, as soon as Lady Macbeth hears Macbeth’s dream of becoming King, she reveals her extreme eagerness and enthusiasm she has hidden throughout the play to help him achieve this goal of his. This quote demonstrates Lady Macbeth’s crazed personality with great might and power used in her voice by commanding, “Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself… Art thou afeard[?]” (Shakespeare I.vii.39-43). Lady Macbeth is overexcited and filled with a weird type of crazy knowing she now has an opportunity to fulfill her ravenous soul filled with the need to gain power.

I thought I heard a voice say “you can sleep no more, Macbeth is murdering sleep”

In the novel Macbeth by Shakespeare we see the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The relationship they have isn't what you would expect for the time period. The relationship is that lady Macbeth wears the pants in the relationship. An example of this is during her soliloquy lady Macbeth says “That I may pour my spirits in thine ear” (act 1 scene 5 line 29). This means that she will tell him what to do because he won't do it himself.

Come, you spirits that attend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood; stop up the access and passage to remorse, that no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between the effect and it!" (30-37). Steeling herself for what her husband might not be able to do, with the notion that it must be done to reach the weird sisters' foretokened destiny of sorts, Lady Macbeth is doing nothing, if not invoking her free-will upon this dire state of affairs. If Macbeth were not to be king without murder and chicanery, then it would only be scrupulous to ascertain it not to be fate but action fueled by the promise of a preordained

In Macbeth’s dagger soliloquy, Shakespeare uses diction to establish that Macbeth is personally justifying his actions of going to commit the murder by displacing the responsibility.

To the modern reader, it may seem laughable to think that the witches in Macbeth are truly supernatural. In this era of skepticism and scientific thinking, superstition is typically relegated to children’s stories and fantasy novels. Today’s just-the-facts mentality makes it difficult for audiences to suspend disbelief as to the nature of the witches. However, it is vital to consider the time period in which the text was written as the prevailing attitudes towards the supernatural were much different than they are today.

Lady Macbeth wants the spirits to “unsex [her] here” not because she wants to be transformed into a man, but rather she desires the same male characteristics as her husband which are associated with violence. Alfar claims, “If she does indeed transgress her gender to become more manly, therefore, it is because she must do so to reflect—as conduct manuals demand—the bloody desire of her husband (181).

In the play “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior, however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare, 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually leads to his tragedy, however strong diverging arguments are in existence. The intensity of Macbeth’s tragedy is dependent on whether or not the witches are “professed to be able to control the naïve, innocent Macbeth” or whether he is to blame

The themes of ambition, insecurity and the power of the ego are prevalent not just in current society, but also in Scotland during the period in which this play is set. Macbeth’s own interpretation of these emotions, provoked since the first encounter with the witches, is what makes him commit ruthless and immoral actions. The supernatural provokes

Upon this realization, Lady Macbeth indicates a newfound desire to be rid of her feminine qualities, seeking instead to replace them with masculine counterparts. Crying out, Lady Macbeth declares, “Come, you spirits. That tend on mortal thought! Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top full of direst cruelty” (1. 5. 38-41). Her abstinence towards the limitations of gender thus set her down the road to madness.