lady macbeth key quotes

Come you spirits.... unsex me here

act 1 scene 5

Look like th’innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t

act 1 scene 5

Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums
And dashed the brains out

act 1 scene 7

My hands are of your colour, but I shame to wear a heart so white

act 2, scene 2

out damed spot!

act 5 scene 1

of direst cruetly

act 1 scene 5

a little water clears us of this deed

act 2 scene 2

What's done is done

act 3 scene 2

Come, thick night

act 1 scene 5

all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand

act 5 scene 1

how is Lady Macbeth presented?

Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a scheming and manipulative woman who loses control of her power as her husband becomes more independent throughout the play. We see her downfall starts to develop as Macbeth becomes more influenced by the supernatural and his desire for the security of his power