It also foreshadows the destruction that Lady Macbeth will impose upon her husband therefore suggesting that she could be viewed as a ‘femme fetale’ figure.
“milk” also suggests the motherly tone of Lady Macbeth, suggesting that Macbeth has not been brought up to be a brutal murderer but a man of honour, conveying the virtue of his character. Shakespeare reveals Lady Macbeth’s assessment of her husband “yet I do fear thy nature, it is too full o’th milk of human kindness” (i.v line 14-15) suggesting that Macbeth is weak willed and he will not commit murder because he is too noble of a character. In the construction of the female Gothic this scene is of great importance, as it displays Lady Macbeth’s qualities, the supernatural, evil and womanhood. In scene 5 we are introduced to the character of Lady Macbeth.
