chance may crown me, without my stir’ ACT 1- Lady Macbeth Quotation Technique/Key Possible Analysis Themes Links to other scenes and Word/Symbol/Imagery context you spirits That ‘Come, Language associated with tend on mortal thoughts! the witches (Semantic field Unsex me here, And fill of evil/witchcraft) me from the crown to the toe top full Of direst Superlative ‘direst’ cruelty.’ I do fear thy nature; ‘Yet Metaphor ‘milk’ It is too full the milk o’ of human kindness’ Metaphor “We fail? But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail.” Violent verbs ‘plucked’ and “Have plucked my ‘dashed’ nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out like the innocent ‘‘Look Simile and use of flower, But be the juxtaposition serpent under’t.’ the hope drunk, ‘Was Rhetorical question
chance may crown me, without my stir’ ACT 1- Lady Macbeth Quotation Technique/Key Word/Symbol/Imagery Possible Analysis Themes Links to other scenes and context ‘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.’ Language associated with the witches (Semantic field of evil/witchcraft) Superlative ‘direst’ ‘Yet I do fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness’ Metaphor ‘milk’ “We fail? But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail.” Metaphor “Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out Violent verbs ‘plucked’ and ‘dashed’ ‘‘Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.’ Simile and use of juxtaposition ‘Was the hope drunk, Rhetorical question