Macbeth
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Scene Analysis
In Act I, Scene 5, Lady Macbeth reads her husband's letter about the witches' prophecy and immediately calls upon dark spirits to "unsex" her and fill her with cruelty. Analyze how Shakespeare uses this moment to develop the theme of appearance versus reality through Lady Macbeth's character. Explain how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
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 direst cruelty!”
Act I, Scene 5
Quote 3
“Come, thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell / That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, / Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark / To cry, “Hold, hold!””
Act I, Scene 5