1 Lady Macbeth condemning Macbeth‘s changing ideas, comparing it to that of a drunkard.
“was the hope drunk, wherin you dress yourself, hath it slept since “
2Lady macbeth taking advantage of Macbeths love for her.
“From this time Such i account thy love”
3Lady Macbeth comparing the idea of killing duncan to a drunken thought.
“And wakes it new to look so green and pale”
4Lady Macbeth challenging Macbeths manhood.
“When you durst do it then you were a man”
5 Macbeth, being merciful towards Duncan, saying if you were to commit regicide, it was to be done quickly
“ if it were done, ‘tis done, then ‘twere well; it were done quickly.”
6 Macbeth doesn’t want to kill Duncan, demonstrating his loyalty as his kinsman and his subject
“He’s here in double trust, first, as I am his kinsman and his subject.“
7 Macbeth trying to talk himself out of the murder by thinking about the consequences had he killed Duncan.
“this deep damnation of his taking off”
8 Macbeth thinking about how the murder would be received.
“Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye”
9 Macbeth, demonstrating that he does not have the motivation to go through with plan.
“I have no spur”
10 Macbeth, realising his only motive for the murder is his ambition.
“Vaulting ambition”
11 As soon as Macbeth came to the conclusion, he does not want to kill Duncan, who enters?
Lady Macbeth
12Macbeth showing Lady Macbeth, his conclusion that he would not kill Duncan
“We will proceed no further in this business“
13 Lady Macbeth, calling him a coward for not going through with the murder.
“And live like a coward”
14 Lady Macbeth demonstrated her violent nature, showing how to become the she would kill her own child.
“I have given suck, and know how tender it is to love the baby that milks me: I would, while he was smiling my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, and dashed the brains out, had i so sworn, as you have done to this.”
15 Macbeth showing how he has already accepted that he will kill the king.
“If we should fail?”