Personification is often used by Lady Macbeth to aid in informing the audience of her cruel desires. Near the end of Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy, she says: “Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark”. This quote is saying that Lady Macbeth wants to hide her thoughts and feeling from the heavens, and use the cover of darkness to hide what she will do. She believes that if she can do it in the dark, or not be detected, then she can walk away with no guilt. This quote is also a callback to what Macbeth said: “Stars, hide your fires!” When Macbeth wanted to hide his desires, which is very similar to what Lady Macbeth wants. The quote could hint that Lady Macbeth will take action and use cruel methods to get her way. In her soliloquy she is frustrated by this, and how as a lady she has little power to execute her desires. Lady Macbeth uses various language features to express her evil desires.
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