Sunday, October 20, 2013

"And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty!"

Around this point of the play, we are introduced to Lady Macbeth. We learn that she is incredibly different compared to her husband, seeing that she is willing to murder men so that her husband would reign over land as king. Her husband, Macbeth, is known to be "too full o' th' milk of human kindness", which pretty much means that he's just really nice and probably wouldn't hurt a mosquito. Although it would be different if the mosquito was trying to spread malaria throughout a town, then he'd probably slay it instantly without a care in the world, somewhat similar to when King Duncan was going to be overthrown by Macdonwald, the rebel who tried to kill him. Lady Macbeth tells the audience that she would pretty much do anything as long as she gets what she wants, which is to get her husband the crown. When she says "And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty!" it sounds like she wants to become a man so she is able to do whatever it takes to get her husband the crown because women weren't really able to do much back then in the times. she wants to become cruel and evil so she can help Macbeth. I found this quite interesting because to be honest, Lady Macbeth scares me a little bit. She seems to take everything really darkly, but perhaps it is because she is really eager to have a higher power in society.

2 comments:

  1. I completely agree about Lady Macbeth; she seems to be a very evil character. However, I don't think Macbeth is very pure either, as he still plans to kill Duncan. Here's my question: is Macbeth also evil at heart, or are his tendencies influenced by Lady Macbeth?

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  2. I also agree with your argument. It is very interesting but accurate to see you say that she wants to become a man because she is willing to do whatever it takes. She is defying the laws of women for the time, and she is really the one chasing the crown.

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