Monday, October 31, 2011

Lady Macbeth: Then and Now

I). Act III Scene 2 Line 14

"What's done is done."

Then: In Act III Scene 2,Lady Macbeth have already done the deed of killing
innocent people. Since they have done the deed, then it is done meaning that nothing else can be done.

"What's done cannot be undone."

Now: In Act V, Lady Macbeth says "What's done cannot be undone" referring to the fact that she is feeling guilty and wants to go back which she is unable to do now.

A). Act I Scene 5 Line 57

"Come, thick night
And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell."


Then: In Act I Scene 5, Lady Macbeth would like change from being a gentle woman to someone who is hungry for desire and power.

"Hell is murky"

Now: In Act V, Lady Macbeth says that she might have done more than what was necessary.

B). Act III Scene IV Line 88,90

"What, quite unmanned in folly? Fie, for shame!"


Then: In Act III Scene IV, Lady Macbeth is talking to her husband about how embarrassing it is to see the ghost of Banquo.

"Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afread?"

Now: In Act IV, Lady Macbeth says that while is walking in her sleep, she talks about Macbeth in a dream regarding the killing of Duncan.

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