Macbeth and Lady Macbeth quotes

Question 1

Macbeth-Act1:2 ‘being described as brave’

Answer 1

'’For brave Macbeth–well he deserves that name–’’

Question 2

Macbeth-Act1:4’Macbeths thoughts about killing king Duncan’

Answer 2

'’Stars hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires:’’

Question 3

Macbeth-Act2:2’Macbeth feels guilty for killing Duncan’

Answer 3

'’Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?’’

Question 4

Macbeth-Act3:2’Macbeths realisation that he needs to kill Banquo and Fleance’

Answer 4

'’we have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it’’

Question 5

Macbeth-Act5:5’Macbeth accepts defeat to himself as everything is going wrong and a realisation’

Answer 5

'’And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! life’s but a walking shadow.’’

Question 6

Lady Macbeth-Act1:5’LMacbeth is concerned that Macbeth will not take his opportunity’

Answer 6

'’yet do i fear thy nature; it is too o’ the milk of human kindness’’

Question 7

Lady Macbeth-Act1:5’Lady Macbeth tell Macbeth to act normal and don’t tell anyone their plan’

Answer 7

'’look like the innocent flower, but be serpent under’t’’ -

Question 8

Lady Macbeth-Act1:7’Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that he needs to remain calm and focussed’

Answer 8

'’But screw your courage to the sticking-place,’’

Question 9

Lady Macbeth-Act5:1’Lady Macbeth feels guilty’

Answer 9

'’Out, damned spot! out, i say’’

Question 10

Lady Macbeth-Act5:1’guilty like Macbeth was earlier (oceans quote)’

Answer 10

'’all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand’’

Question 11

witches-Act1 scene1 supernatural beginning, everything changes and is not as it seems

Answer 11

'’fair is foul, and foul is fair’’

Question 12

Banquo-Act1 Scene5 ‘the witches are going to play macbeth- foreshadows evil events’

Answer 12

'’the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us honest trifles to betray’s in depest consequence’’

Question 13

Lady Macbeth-Act1 Scene5’reduce typical feminine qualities in order to gain power and influence’

Answer 13

'’unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe,top-ful of direst cruelty’’

Question 14

Lady Macbeth-Act1 scene 7 ‘calling macbeth a coward and challenging his masculinity’

Answer 14

'’when thou durst do it, then you were a man’’

Question 15

Macbeth- Act2scene3 ‘foreshadowing a downfall because mentally he is in a bad state or even possessed

Answer 15

’’ full of scorpions is my mind’’

Question 16

Act2:scene2: ___ I heard a voice ___ ___ no more; ___ does
___ sleep -Macbeth

Answer 16

Methought I heard a voice cry Sleep no more; Macbeth does murder sleep

Question 17

Act1:scene7: I have no ___ to ___ the sides of my intent, but only ___ ambition which ___ itself/And falls on th’ other- Macbeth

Answer 17

I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself/And falls on th’ other-