Lady Macbeth - "The murder"

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"The murder - Act II, scene II

The author

The woman in the middle ages

The story

the tragedys

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The author:

william shakespare

• 1564-1616
• Born in Stratford-upon-Avon
• Good education
• Marrige with Anne Hathaway in 1582
• They had 3 children
• From 1592 to 1616 he stayed in London
• There he became a playwright and actor
• 1592 his company opened its theatre(King's Men)
• Returned to Stratford in 1616 and died there(he probably died because of a disease)

He is considered as one of the greatest and most profilic writers of his time and produced over 39 plays and 154 sonnets. He is responsable for the form of the English language as we know it today.

he characters and the story:

The story: After the victory of Duncan and Banquo, they encouter three witches who told them that Macbeth will become king.After hearing that Lord Macbeth informed his wife about the news. Later Lady Macbeth convinced her husband to kill Duncan. Following the death of the king, Lord Macbeth became the new king of Scotland, and he ordened Banquo and his son to be assasinated. As a result of their actions, both Lady and Lord Macbeth fell into a strong sense of guild and remorse for what they did. Lady Macbeth ends up killing herself and Lord Macbeth dies in battle against Malcom, who becomes the king of Scotland.

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THE TRAGEDY

• Tragedies = plays that have an unhappy ending and revolve around complex problematic and sorrowful issue
• "Tragic hero"
• First appereance in ancient Greece
• After the end of the tragic season of ancien Greece, tragedies weren't composed for many centuries
• New appereance in 17th century in England thanks to W. Shakespeare
• Main theme about Shakespeare's tragedies

[Enter LADY MACBETH] Lady Macbeth. That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quench'd them hath given me fire. Hark! Peace! It was the owl that shriek'd, the fatal bellman, 650 Which gives the stern'st good-night. He is about it: The doors are open; and the surfeited grooms Do mock their charge with snores: I have drugg'd their possets, That death and nature do contend about them, 655 Whether they live or die. [...]Macbeth. This is a sorry sight. [Looking on his hands] 675Lady Macbeth. A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight. [...]Macbeth. One cried 'God bless us!' and 'Amen' the other; As they had seen me with these hangman's hands. 685 Listening their fear, I could not say 'Amen,' When they did say 'God bless us!' Lady Macbeth. Consider it not so deeply. Macbeth. But wherefore could not I pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing, and 'Amen' 690 Stuck in my throat.[...]Macbeth. Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep', the innocent sleep, 695 Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast,— Lady Macbeth. What do you mean? 700

- Act II, Scene II, "Macbeth"

THE MURDER

Macbeth. Still it cried 'Sleep no more!' to all the house: 'Glamis hath murder'd sleep, and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more.' Lady Macbeth. Who was it that thus cried? Why, worthy thane, You do unbend your noble strength, to think 705 So brainsickly of things. Go get some water, [...]Lady Macbeth. [...] The sleeping and the dead 715Are but as pictures: 'tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil. [...][Exit. Knocking within] Macbeth. [...]Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather 725 The multitudinous seas in incarnadine, Making the green one red. [Re-enter LADY MACBETH]Lady Macbeth. My hands are of your colour; but I shameTo wear a heart so white. [Knocking within] I hear a knocking 730At the south entry: retire we to our chamber; A little water clears us of this deed: How easy is it, then! Your constancy Hath left you unattended. [Knocking within] Hark! more knocking.Get on your nightgown, lest occasion call us, 735And show us to be watchers. Be not lost So poorly in your thoughts. Macbeth. To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself. [Knocking within] Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!

The woman in the Middle Ages

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• Her characteristics:

-Evil ( she leads to classic shakespears themes of ambition, cruelty and manipulation)-Strong personality with extreme feelings and passions

• Her role in the story and the rappresentation of the figure of women by Shakespear:

-Inversion of the gender roles-She achives power using her weak and easly manipulated husband -Initially she does not regret her actions, only at the end she realizes what she has done and repents it.

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