act 5 , scene 1

use of a candle as a prop

light symbolises safety, hope, etc

"She has light by her continually. It's her command"

Shows that lady Macbeth is afraid, insecure and worried

Significance of LM consistently washing her hands

idiom - 'blood on your hands' = guilty

hallucinating = guilt

"out dammed spot! Out!"

Repetition : desperation

Imagery (hell)

"hell is murky "

Shows how LM is now worried about her consequences that will follow

"yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?"

LM isn't able to escape the thoughts & memory of her crime and actions

"what, will these hands ne'er be clean?"

Juxtapose with earlier » she told M water would of been able to easily wash away his worrys / guilt

"all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand"

hyperbole = LM can never forget / cleanse her guilt

"Needs she the divine than the physician"

she beyond even human help

LM language seems disjointed?

Why does he do this?

To mirror her mental state = broken, fragmented and unclear

What type of speech does LM use in this bit which differs from normality?

Prose

How does LM's speech differ from poetic speech?

LM is not speaking in a poetic way.

What is the tone of LM's speech?

It is not calm or measured.