Macbeth Flashcards
What are the main themes in Macbeth
Ambition, guilt, supernatural, death
What do the 3 witches tell Macbeth
Thane of glamis, thane of Cawdor, king hereafter
What quote shows lady Macbeths ambition to be queen
“Make thick my blood” - wants to show no guilt for her future actions
What quote shows lady Macbeth and Macbeth mirroring each other by calling upon the supernatural
Lady Macbeth- “come you spirits, unsex me here”
Macbeth- “pale Hecate’s off’rings and wither’d murder”
Macbeth disturbs the natural order of things by murdering the king and stealing the throne. What is the natural order of things called
The great chain of being
What quote shows how lady Macbeth emasculates Macbeth
“When you durst do it, then you were a man”
What quote shows how Macbeth has a fractured and unstable mindset
“is this a dagger i see before me the handle toward my hand?come,let me clutch thee”
What does the porter say the Macbeth castle is worse than
Hell
What does the porter symbolise in the play
To foreshadow what will happen later in the play
What is a foil
A character that serves a contrast to the aim character
What are the three apparitions Macbeth sees and what do they say
Armed head - beware Macduff
Bloody child - no woman born can harm Macbeth
Crowned child holding tree - beware the army coming for Macbeth
Who is lady Macduff a foil to and how
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macduff is a caring mother while lady Macbeth is not
What quote shows lady Macbeth’s guilt and how is she feeling at this point in the play
‘Will these hands never be clean’ - referencing metaphorical blood
fractured, weak and vulnerable
What quote from Malcom shows how evil Macbeth is
This tyrant whose sole name blisters our tongues
What does Macbeth see while he’s with the witches that refers to him having no line of kings
Banquo with 8 kings in a line in front of him
