Macbeth Flashcards
What two things does Duncan say of Macbeth to show the main character at the start of the play in A1S2?
‘O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!’
What does Macbeth say in A1S3 to show his early connections to the witches?
‘foul and fair a day’
What more does Duncan say in A1S4 to show his thoughts around Macbeth?
‘O worthiest cousin’
What does Macbeth say in his [aside] at the end of A1S4 which will show him beginning to align with darkness and the witches - especially with the rhyme?
‘Stars hide your fires. Let light not see me black and deep desires’
What does Lady Macbeth say that Macbeth is in A1S5?
‘too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness’
What does Macbeth say in A1S7 to show how he is having higher ambitions?
‘Vaulting ambition, which o’er leaps itself’
What quote from A1S7 shows how Macbeth has decided to kill Duncan after listing all the reasons he wouldn’t and also looks at app vs reality?
‘False face must hide what the false heart doth know’
What does Macbeth say in A2S1 to show where the dagger has come from?
‘A dagger of the mind, a false creation’
What does Macbeth say to show how he views his hands after the murder of Duncan in A2S2)
‘hangman’s hands’
What metaphor does Lady Macbeth use to show how Macbeth is too pure?
‘to wear a heart so white’
What does Macduff say to show how sleep can lead to death? (Macbeth cannot die and must live with consequences.)
‘death’s counterfeit’
What 2 things does Macbeth say to show how he contrasts Macduff and Banquo regarding children?
‘fruitless crown’ and ‘barren sceptre’
What does Macbeth say he will do in A3S4 to show how he now wants to see the witches?
‘I will to the weird sisters’
What does Macbeth say in A3S4 to show how he believes he will continue to kill?
‘I am in blood stepp’d so far in that should I wade no more’
What does the second witch say when Macbeth is near?
‘Something wicked this way comes.’
