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Lady Macbeth's Unrest

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Lady Macbeth's Unrest

Lady Macbeth with daggers

📖 Part 1: Key Quotations Analysis

1. Identify which character speaks each quotation from Act 2, Scene 2:

"His two chamberlains / Will I with wine and wassail so convince"

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

"Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more!'"

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

"Give me the daggers"

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

2. Annotate this key quotation. Explain what the metaphor reveals about Lady Macbeth's mental state:

"The sleeping and the dead / Are but as pictures"

3. What does Lady Macbeth mean when she calls Macbeth "brain-sickly"? How does this language choice reveal her own instability?

🔍 Part 2: Language and Character Analysis

4. Which literary devices does Shakespeare use to show Lady Macbeth's mental state? Tick all that apply:

Imperative verbs (commands)

Metaphor and imagery

Short, sharp sentences

Contrasting tone

5. Compare Lady Macbeth's behaviour in Act 2, Scene 2 with her later breakdown in Act 5. How does Shakespeare show her changing mental state?
6. Analyse the significance of Lady Macbeth taking control: "Give me the daggers". What does this action reveal about her character at this moment?

✍️ Part 3: Extended Analysis

7. Write a 100-word paragraph responding to this question:

Starting with this moment in the play, explore how Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as an unstable character.

Success criteria:

  • Use specific quotations from the text
  • Analyse Shakespeare's language choices
  • Reference Lady Macbeth's character development
  • Write clearly with analytical vocabulary
8. Vocabulary Support: Match the literary terms to their definitions:
Metaphor
Imperative
Imagery
Dramatic irony
Command or instruction
Comparison without 'like' or 'as'
When audience knows more than characters
Descriptive language appealing to senses

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