Blood as a Motif Flashcards
What is the quote starting with, “What bloody…”?
“What bloody man is that?” (King, Act 1 Scene 2)
What does blood represent in the play?
Blood represents the guilt that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel but also the brutality of murder
What is the quote starting with, “Make thick…”?
“Make thick my blood; / Stop up the access and passage to remorse” (Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 5)
What is the quote starting with, “And on thy…”?
“And on thy blade, and dudgeon, gouts of blood” (Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “It is the…”?
“It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes” (Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “Will all of…”?
“Will all of great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?” (Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 2)
What is the quote starting with, “My hands are…”?
“My hands are of your colour; but I shame / To wear a heart so white” (Lady Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 2)
What is the quote starting with, “It will have…”?
“It will have blood they say: blood will have blood” (Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 4)
What does the quote “It will have blood they say: blood will have blood” reflect?
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
What is the quote starting with, “I am in blood…”?
“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)
What is the quote starting with, “Never shake…”?
“Never shake thy gory locks at me” (Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4)
What is the quote starting with, “Quit my…”?
“Quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee / Thy [Banquo’s] bones are marrowless / thy blood is cold” (Macbeth, Act 3 Scene 4)
What is the quote starting with, “Bleed…”?
“Bleed, bleed, poor country” (Macduff, Act 4 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “With an…”?
“With an untitled tyrant bloody scepter’d” (Macduff, Act 4 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “Out damned…”?
“Out damned spot: out, I say” (Lady Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 1)