LADY MACBETH
a roleplay sentence meme with various quotes and sentences taken from ava reid's lady macbeth. this book is based on shakespeare's the tragedy of macbeth, and as such there are dark themes included.
feel free to tweak prompts as needed.
you are beautiful, there are none other in the world like you.
you will hear the sea from every corner of the castle. after enough time, you will not hear it at all.
we will have to observe the rite of first blood, they will not respect my power otherwise.
my lust for blood will be rewarded.
you will have your rubies, and i will have what is mine.
how long has this castle stood?
every soil has its evils.
she has not saved herself. she has only given herself a different death.
the lord has placed my life in your hands.
will the lord not ask to see their corpses? proof of their blood?
i will have to strike my own near-death blow.
you will have to press harder than you think.
violence is like a coin. if you spend it easily, people will think you imprudent and reckless.
sometimes no words are as eloquent as the spilling of blood.
you nearly dishonored me with that letter.
you will not lie to me, you are my lady wife.
i will never harm you, my lord, i swear it.
my father would never betray an ally or broker a false peace.
now you are the dagger in my hand.
whatever he has done, it is not worth this.
tell me of her. the wife who came before.
why dishonor yourself for my sake? why risk your birthright?
i do not wish to see you live without shelter.
the crown is not mine to lose.
i did not hesitate; i do not regret.
it is the way of the world, violence.
every man says, when he first kills another: i did not know there would be so much blood.
are you deaf and cannot hear screams in the night?
what will you do with me? slit my throat in your bed?
you are of no use to me dead.
i promised you protection from him. i will not relinquish that vow.
a clever way to say you think me dishonorable.
i will do better. i will not displease you. i will not disgrace you.
these matters are below the concern of a queen.
what is the state of your honor now?
you have no leave to speak to me of honor.
if you say i have no honor, i have no honor left to lose.
it is my trophy, my treasure, mine, mine, mine.
did you think you could beat me as you did, and face me no recompense?
was it worth it, your vengeance?
i feel no satisfaction while you still draw breath.
were you merely stitching me into some great tapestry of deception?
but i do not think you deserve to be shown such mercy.
you will not speak now, you will listen.
i see now that this treachery was following closely behind me, like a shadow.
this old wound of yours, i do not forget it.
love is not as easy to smother as the rest.
these are not the actions of a king.
i thought you might help devise a punishment.
what makes you cringe from me now?
i will not let harm come to you.
a queen does not forsake her people.
has something happened to displease you?
you carry the prince’s monstrous spawn.
please, you cannot believe him. it is not true.
i do not deserve it. i should stay here, after all.
you have again given me a good chance to prove my honor.
if you are to show yourself, perhaps it should not be all of yourself.