Analysis For Macbeth Act 5 Scene 1

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Analysis For Macbeth Act 5 Scene 1

Analysis for Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1

Act 5, Scene 1 is probably one of the most significant

scenes that was written for the play. This scene

was better recognized for being called "the sleepwalking

scene", simply because Lady Macbeth is the one who sleep

walks throughout the scene. There are only three characters

in the scene, the Gentlewoman, the Doctor, and Lady

Macbeth.

The Gentlewoman is concerned with Lady Macbeth when

she starts seeing her rise up late at night and then would do

thing's that a person would do when their awake. So then

she gets a doctor to observe with her, and possibly might be

able to find a way to help. During their observation, the

Doctor was surprised to see Lady Macbeth and that fact that

she was sleepwalking. However, both the Doctor and the

Gentlewoman had no idea what they were about to hear, and

from the lips of Lady Macbeth herself. What was suppose to

be an observation, will turn out to be a confession.

In the beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

were very close to one another, however, as the play

progressed they grew further apart. So because of this,

you can never really tell what was going on in her head. This

is the only scene in the entire play where you saw Lady

Macbeth's raw emotion. You also got to see her in a state of

fear and weakness. This is the only scene where she

confessed all of her thoughts on what was happening and

how she felt about it.


There were two significant quotes, and both were said by

Lady...

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