Come_give_me_your_hand [ 4K ]
The repetition of "come" and "to bed" emphasizes her frantic, cyclical thoughts, which are a stark contrast to her earlier command of language.
This specific line refers back to the night of King Duncan's murder, specifically the moment when a knock at the door forced the couple to hurry to their chamber to avoid suspicion. Draft of the Full Speech Excerpt come_give_me_your_hand
To bed, to bed! there's knocking at the gate: come, come, come, come, give me your hand. What's done cannot be undone.—To bed, to bed, to bed! Analysis and Modern Usage The repetition of "come" and "to bed" emphasizes
In this scene, Lady Macbeth is mentally unraveling. While sleepwalking, she obsessively tries to wash imaginary blood from her hands and speaks to her absent husband, Macbeth. there's knocking at the gate: come, come, come,
"To bed, to bed! there’s knocking at the gate: come, come, come, come, give me your hand. What’s done cannot be undone.—To bed, to bed, to bed!".
Wash your hands, put on your nightgown; look not so pale.—I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he cannot come out on's grave. Doctor: Even so?