Macbeth Act 3 Quotations Flashcards
Analyse the quotation - “________ your presence”
Request
This quotation demonstrates how he is duplicitous, since he pretends to care for Banquo in front of others, but in reality wants to kill him. This foreshadows Banquo’s death.
Analyse the quotation - “Goes ________ with you?”
Fleance
This question demonstrates Macbeth’s duplicity since he seems to care for Banquo’s circumstance and family but in reality wants to know whether the murderers will encounter Fleance.
Analyse the quotation - “He hath a ______ that doth guide his ______ to act in safety”
Wisdom, valour
This metaphor shows how he has a kind of respect of Banquo that drives him to fear him as he knows how well he can put the pieces together and realise Macbeth is responsible. It is for this reason that Macbeth reluctantly orders his death. The word valour is used previously to refer to Macbeth and reflects how similar they appear, perhaps eluding to the idea of Macbeth and Banquo going in separate directions throughout the play – Banquo goes on one of righteousness and eventually has his bloodline placed on the throne, whereas Macbeth goes down a path of wrath and greed, deadly sins, which ultimately leads to his demise. The didactic intent of this is to indicate to the reader that a path of evil and demonic acts will only lead to your downfall and that following God will always win. This could also be an attempt from Shakespeare to appease the King by glorifying the current main religion, Christianity, and the current power base. Wisdom is a concept that was seen to be held by righteous and religious men, which Banquo holds and Macbeth envies.
Analyse the quotation - “There is ____ but he, whose _____ I do fear”
none, being
This hyperbole demonstrates how reliant Macbeth is on prophecy at this point since Banquo is prophecised to get Kings and is perceived as righteous, unlike Macbeth, making him worthy.
Analyse the quotation - “Duncan have I ________”
murdered
The lack of euphemistic language used here demonstrates how Macbeth has come to terms with his actions, at least partially. This symbolises a shift in the amount of righteousness left within him, since he feels little regret anymore.
Analyse the quotation - “Come ____ into the list, and ________ me to th’utterance”
Fate, champion
This metaphor demonstrates the level to which Macbeth is arrogant, since he views a fight with God to be winnable, which is impossible since he is a mortal. This also demonstrates how sin changes the mentality of a person from a contemporary view.
Analyse the quotation - “And to a notion ______ say ‘Thus did ______’”
crazed, Banquo
This whole paragraph is said to the murderers in prose as they are low class, to resonate with them more and to make them feel like Macbeth is on their side. This shows Macbeth acting like Lady Macbeth at this point in the play and demonstrates his duplicity.
Analyse the quotation - “Are you so __________”
Gospelled
This rhetorical question shows how Macbeth says this to the murderers to convince them not to pity Banquo. His choice of words here imply being aligned with God is wrong and following his word so much is damaging. This employs the repeated motif of Macbeth slowly becoming more a manifestation of the devil. This quotation is a way of Macbeth criticising the word of God.
Analyse the quotation - “Must ________ the fate of that ____ hour”
Embrace, dark
He refers to the killing of Banquo with a euphemism after accepting what he must do, this is a form of dramatic irony as he pretends to not want or have to kill Banquo and appearing to be afraid to others. This links to the idea of appearance vs reality.
Analyse the quotation - “Duncan is in his _____”
grave
Macbeth stops using euphemisms with Lady Macbeth, showing how Macbeth has lost part of his humanity which he formerly held onto.
Analyse the quotation - “Malice _______, foreign levy, nothing can _____ him further”
Domestic, touch
Macbeth’s duplicity is once again demonstrated, as he attempts to justify his murdering of Duncan by saying that he has gone to heaven and thus has benefitted from the encounter. Utilising religious logic of death whilst opposing God perhaps shows his hypocricy or perhaps could show how he didn’t want things to go this way, and that he was coerced by Lady Macbeth into his evil doings.
Analyse the quotation - “Present him _________”
eminence
This imperative demonstrates how Macbeth is now the one manipulating the other in the family and further shows a shift in Macbeth’s morality since he no longer regards humanity as much as he did previously.
Analyse the quotation - “You ____ your own _______”
know, degrees
This quotation affirms Macbeth’s place as King in his eyes since he feels he knows how others should act in his presence. The fact that he relies on them knowing implies that he is taking over in a long line of succession, and that he is the continuation of this in his eyes. However, others do not agree.
Analyse the quotation - “Our self will ______ with _______”
mingle, society
Macbeth in this quotation pretends to be a King that will be fair and free which is a form of dramatic irony since we know Scotland is and will be suffering due to Macbeth’s rule.
Analyse the quotation - “I am cabined, ________, confined, bound in to _____ doubts and fears”
cribbed, saucy
Once he is told Fleance escaped he becomes terrified as the prophecy of Banquo dying but his children becoming Kings is starting to come true.
