Macbeth Flashcards
Macbeth quotation to do with him being admired
“(Sergeant:)brave Macbeth… well he deserves that name”
Macbeth quotation to do with being curious
“Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more”
Macbeth quotation to do with him being unconvinced
“I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more is none”
Macbeth quotation to do with being regretful
“Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!”
Macbeth quotation to do with being stubborn
“I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcom’s feet “
Macbeth quotation to do with feeling overwhelmed by imgination
“function is smother’d in surmise”
Macbeth quotation to do with him being pensive
“This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good”
Macbeth quotation to do with him being pressimistic
“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition which o’evleaps itself and falls on th ‘other”
Macbeth quotation to do with being godless
1) “I had most need of blessing, and ‘Amen’ stuck in my throat”
2) “Devilish Macbeth”
3) “Not in the legions of horrid hell can cpme a devil more damn’d n evils to top Macbeth”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being ruthless
“O, never shall sun that morrow see”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being cunning
“…Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”
Macbeth quotation to do with being commited
“I am in blood Stepp’d in so far that, should wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being determined
“…screw your courage to the sticking place, and we’ll not fail”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being in control
“Leave all the rest to me”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her feeling guilt ridden
1) “What, will these hands ne’er be clean?”
2) “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being masculine
“…unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top full of direst cruelty”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being manipulative
“Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire?”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being godless
“Doctor: more needs she the divine than the physician”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being eager to influence
“Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear”
Lady Macbeth quotation to do with her being witch like
“Come, you spirits…”
The Witches quotation to do with thhem being bitter
“I’ll drain him dry as hay”
The Witches quotation to do with them being tempting
“All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter”
The Witches quotation to do with them being united
1) “The weird sisiters, hand in hand”
2) “I’ll give thee a wind. Thou’rt kind And I another”
The Witches quotation to do with them being bewildering
“Not so happy, yet much happier”
The Witches quotation to do with them being credible
“All hail, Macbeth, Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor”
The Witches quotation to do with them being portentous
“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
The Witches quotation to do with them scheming
“Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble”
Banquo quotation to do with him being curious
“If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me”
Banquo quotation to do with him being cautious
“…instruments of darkness tell us the truths”
Banquo quotation to do with him being tempted
“May they not be oracles as well and set me up in hope?”
Banquo quotation to do with him being keen to investigate
“…let us meet, and question this most bloody piece of work, to know it further”
Banquo quotation to do with him being disbelieving
“Have we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner”
Banquo quotation to do with him being vengeful
“Thou mayst revenge”
King Duncan quotation to do with him being respected
“Thy royal father was a most sainted king”
King Duncan quotation to do with him being betrayed
“He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust”
King Duncan quotation to do with him being trusting
“Fair and noble hostess, we are your guess tonight”
King Duncan quotation to do with him being grateful
“More is thy due than more than all can pay”
King Duncan quotation to do with him being rewarding
“with his former title great Macbeth”
Macduff quotation to do with him being practical
“I have no words; my voice is in my sword”
Macduff quotation to do with him being loyal to the throne
1) “Fear not yet to take upon you what is yours”
2) “Thy royal father was a most sainted king”
Macduff quotation to do with him being emotive
“I will do so, But I must also feel it as a man”
Macduff quotation to do with him being outraged
“Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damn’d in evils to top Macbeth!”
Macduff quotation to do with him being under estimated
“(Macbeth:) What need I fear of thee?”
What book did Shakespeare take inspiration from when writing Macbeth
A historical text called Holinshed’s Chronicles
Why did shakespeare include witches
James 1 had a fascination with wityches and instigated many witch hunts. Shakespeare includes witches to appeal to this aspect of his character
When was witchcraft a crime
It had been a crime since 1542. Macbeth was written in 1606
What was the normative femininity
passive, emotional, submissive, peacful
What was the normative masculinity
active, physical, dominant, aggresive
What is the great of chain of being
God was at top, followed by angels, then below this was the King. Disrupting the chain was forbiden and if doing so would plungeb the world into chaos
How was James being the current King related to Macbeth
The play calls into question the virtues and natures of rulers, exploring the fine line between authority and tyranny, as well as what the qualities of an effective ruler are. These would have been relevent concerns particuarly in the light of uncertainty surrounding the new King, James I
What is Regicide
The murder of a monarch is known as regicide. During the period, it was believed that Kings and Queens were given their right to rule by God. As a result, an attack on a King was viewed as an attack on the will of God.
How does Shakespeare explore gender
In the play, Shakespeare seems to explore how fixed these images of gender are. Macbeth certainly displays qualities that, normatively, could have been considerd more ‘feminine’; while Lady Macbeth seems (at least in earlier stages) to display and proactivity that would have been associated with masculinity
