McB Act 5

Finally, the last blog for Macbeth! I decided to use a quote about Lady Macbeth since I'm writing my paper on her and Macbeth's transition into madness. Lady Macbeth has been sleepwalking and talking in her sleep and basically going crazy because of the things that she has done. Her lady in waiting and her doctor are watching her and talking about her in scene 1. On page 208, the Doctor says "This disease is beyond my practice: yet I have known/ those which have walked in their sleep who have died holily/ in their beds." He is saying that this disease or illness that she has cannot be cured by him. This is obviously an image of illness and Shakespeare is setting the scene for Lady Macbeth's death to come. The next image I chose is on page 214 is Macbeth who says "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!/ Where got'st thou that goose look?" He is saying this to a servant that comes in to tell him about the forces outside the castle. I like this quote because it shows that in this play black and darkness are associated with the devil.