Blood as a Motif Flashcards

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What is the quote starting with, “What bloody…”?

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“What bloody man is that?” (King, Act 1 Scene 2)

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What does blood represent in the play?

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Blood represents the guilt that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel but also the brutality of murder

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What is the quote starting with, “Make thick…”?

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“Make thick my blood; / Stop up the access and passage to remorse” (Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 5)

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What is the quote starting with, “And on thy…”?

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“And on thy blade, and dudgeon, gouts of blood” (Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 1)

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What is the quote starting with, “It is the…”?

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“It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes” (Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 1)

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What is the quote starting with, “Will all of…”?

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“Will all of great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?” (Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 2)

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What is the quote starting with, “My hands are…”?

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“My hands are of your colour; but I shame / To wear a heart so white” (Lady Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 2)

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What is the quote starting with, “It will have…”?

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“It will have blood they say: blood will have blood” (Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 4)

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What does the quote “It will have blood they say: blood will have blood” reflect?

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It’s when Banquo’s ghost appears at the feast. Macbeth is acting strangely, stating that the blood he shed will come back to haunt him after

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What is the quote starting with, “I am in blood…”?

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“I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o’er” (Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 4)

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What is the quote starting with, “Never shake…”?

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“Never shake thy gory locks at me” (Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4)

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What is the quote starting with, “Quit my…”?

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“Quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee / Thy [Banquo’s] bones are marrowless / thy blood is cold” (Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 4)

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What is the quote starting with, “Bleed…”?

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“Bleed, bleed, poor country” (Macduff, Act 4 Scene 3)

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What is the quote starting with, “With an…”?

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“With an untitled tyrant bloody scepter’d” (Macduff, Act 4 Scene 3)

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What is the quote starting with, “Out damned…”?

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“Out damned spot: out, I say” (Lady Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 1)

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What is the quote starting with, “Yet who would…”?

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“Yet who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?” (Lady Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 1)

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What is the quote starting with, “Here’s the smell…”?

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“Here’s the smell of blood still. Will all the perfumes of Arabia not sweeten this little hand?” (Lady Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 1)