6. Madness & Paranoia

Question 1

Macbeth act 2:1 (‘art thou but a dagger…’)

Answer 1

‘Art thou but a dagger of the mind, a false creation, proceeding from the heat oppressed brain?’

Question 2

Macbeth act 2:1 (‘theres no such thing…’)

Answer 2

‘Theres no such thing: it is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes’

Question 3

Macbeth act 2:3 (‘sleep no more…’)

Answer 3

‘Sleep no more: Macbeth does murder sleep’

Question 4

Lady Macbeth, Act 2:2 (‘why, worthy thane…’)

Answer 4

‘Why worthy thane, you do unbend your noble strength to think so brain-sickly of things’

Question 5

Macbeth act 3:2 (‘O, full of scorpians…’)

Answer 5

‘O, full of scorpians is my mind, dear wife!’

Question 6

Macbeth act 3:4 (‘thou canst not say I did it…’)

Answer 6

Thou canst not say I did it; never shake thy gory locks at me!’

Question 7

Lady Macbeth, Act 1:5 (‘Out, dammed spot! Out, i say! One, two.)

Answer 7

Why then tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. […] who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?’

Question 8

Macbeth act 5:5

Answer 8

‘I have almost forgot the taste of fears’