An
additional literary device used by Ladyin
heris , which is the
repetition of a word or
phrase at the beginning of sentences or clauses. So, for instance, we
have,`
`
That
wouldst
thou holily; wouldst not play false,And yet wouldst
wrongly win.
Thou'ldst have, great Glamis,
That which
cries, Thus thou must do, if thou
have it...In
this particular excerpt, Ladyis
emphasizing the essential goodness of her husband, how he lacks
the mean
streak and ruthlessness necessary to fulfill his life's ambition. All the more
reason,
then, whywants her husband to hurry home as soon as possible so that
she can persuade him to put
aside his moral qualms and do whatever's
necessary to take the throne of Scotland.
Anaphora allows Lady
Macbeth to list all the reasons why Macbeth is incapable of going after the
big prize without her assistance. In each case, she's referring back to Macbeth and why
his
ambitions are ultimately thwarted by his essentially
good...
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