ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -When Lady Macbeth says, “Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums / and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you / have done to this, ” she is describing how she would rather kill her own child than live through the shame of going back on their word.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lady Macbeth speaks these lines when she is trying to shame Macbeth for questioning their plan. She uses the image of a child to make a graphic statement about her own ambition and capacity for violence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Transformation Of Lady Macbeth By William Shakespeare In addition, Lady Macbeth shows her ruthless personality, when she says “I would… Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums/ and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you/ Have done to this” (I.

Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth declares that he no longer intends to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth, outraged, calls him a coward and questions his manhood: “When you durst do it, ” she says, “then you were a man” (1.7.49).