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Macbeth Character Quotes Flashcards

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Sergeant says:

‘For ____ Macbeth - well he _________ that name.’

What Act?

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‘For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name.’

Act 1 Scene 2

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Sergeant says:

‘nor bade ____ to him, till he ____ him from the ____ to the ____.’

What Act?

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‘nor bade farewell to him, till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps.’

Act 1 Scene 2

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Sergeant says:

‘As canons overcharged with ____ ____, so they ____ ____ strokes upon the foe.’

What Act?

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‘As canons overcharged with double cracks, so they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe.’

Act 1 Scene 2

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Ross describes Macbeth as:

‘Bellona’s ____’

What Act?

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‘Bellona’s bridegroom’

Act 1 Scene 2

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Duncan says:

‘Go pronounce his ____ ____, and with his ____ title ____ ____.’

What Act?

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‘Go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth.’

Act 1 Scene 2

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Duncan says:

‘What he hath ____ ____ ____ hath won.’

What Act?

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‘What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.’

Act 1 Scene 2

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‘So ____ and ____ a day I have not ____.’

What Act?

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‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen.’

Act 1 Scene 3

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Macbeth to the witches:

‘Speak, I ____ ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Speak, I charge you.’

Act 1 Scene 3

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‘Why do you ____ me in ____ ____.’

What Act?

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‘Why do you dress me in borrow’d robes.’

Act 1 Scene 3

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Macbrth takes the role of Cawdor, who Angus says:

‘He ____ in his country’s ____.’

What Act?

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‘He labour’d in his country’s wreck.’

Act 1 Scene 3

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‘____ and ____ runs through the ____ day.’

What Act?

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‘Time and hour runs through the roughest day.’

Act 1 Scene 3

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Duncan: ‘But signs of ____, like ____, ____ ____ on all ____.’

Macbeth: ‘____, ____ your ____; Let not ____ see my ____ and ____ ____.’

What Act?

A

Duncan: ‘But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine on all deservers.’

Macbeth: ‘Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.’

Act 1 Scene 4

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‘make ____ the hearing of my ____ with your ____;’

What Act?

A

‘make joyful the hearing of my wife with your approach;’

Act 1 Scene 4

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Lady Macbeth says about Macbeth:

‘It is too ____ o’ the ____ of human ____ to ____ the nearest way.’

What Act?

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‘It is too full o’ the milk of human kindess to catch the nearest way.’

Act 1 Scene 5

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About Duncaan’s upcoming murder:

‘this blow might be the ____ and the ____ here,’

What Act?

A

‘this blow might be the be-all and the end-all here,’

Act 1 Scene 7

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‘that we but ____ ____ instructions, which, being taught, ____ to ____ the inventor’

What Act?

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‘that we but teach bloody instructions, which, being taught, return to plague the inventor’

Act 1 Scene 7

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Talking about Duncan:

‘So ____, hath been so ____ in his great office, that his ____ will ____ like ____,’

What Act?

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‘So meek, hath been so clear in his great office, that his virtues will plead like angels,’

Act 1 Scene 7

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Macbeth doesn’t want to kill Duncan as he has bought ‘____ opinions from all ____ of ____’.

What Act?

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‘Golden opinions from all sorts of people’.

Act 1 Scene 7

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After Lady Macbeth calls him a coward for backing out:

‘I ____ do all that may ____ a ____.’

What Act?

A

‘I dare do all that may become a man.’

Act 1 Scene 7

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Dagger scene:

‘Is this a ____ which I see ____ me, the ____ ____ my hand? ____, let me ____ thee.

‘A dagger of the ____, a ____ creation, proceeding from the ____ - ____ ____?’

What Act?

A

‘Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

‘A dagger of the mind, a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?’

Act 2 Scene 1

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‘Hear it not Duncan; for it a ____ that ____ thee to ____ or to ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Hear it not Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.’

Act 2 Scene 1

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About Duncan:

‘Whiles I ____, he ____: words to the ____ of deeds too ____ ____ gives.’

What Act?

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‘Whiles I threat, he lives: words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.’

Act 2 Scene 1

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Dagger scene:

‘And on thy ____ and dudgeon ____ of ____,’

What Act?

A

‘And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood,’

Act 2 Scene 1

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After Duncan is killed by Macbeth:

Stage direction: Enter Macbeth with ____ ____ ____

What Act?

A

Stage direction: Enter Macbeth with two bloody daggers

Act 2 Scene 2

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After he kills Duncan:

‘Methought I ____ a ____ cry ‘____ no ____! Macbeth does ____ ____’’

What Act?

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‘Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep’

Act 2 Scene 2

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After killing Duncan:

‘Will all great ____ ____ wash this ____ ____ from my hand?’

What Act?

A

‘Will all great Neptune’s oean wash this blood clean from my hand?’

Act 2 Scene 2

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After killing Duncan:

‘To know my ____, ____ best not ____ ____.’

What Act?

A

‘To know my deed, ‘twere best not know myself.’

Act 2 Scene 2

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Showing his regret of killing Duncan:

‘____ Duncan with thy ____! I ____ thou couldst!’

What Act?

A

‘Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!’

Act 2 Scene 2

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He says to the other after they discover Duncan’s body:

‘had I but ____ an ____ before this chance, I had ____ a ____ ____;’

What Act?

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‘had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lived a blessed time;’

Act 2 Scene 3

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Talking about Duncan:

‘His ____ ____ laced with his ____ ____; and his gash’d ____ look’d like a ____ in ____ for ____ wasteful ____:’

What Act?

A

‘His silver skin laced with his golden blood; and his gash’d stabs look’d like a breach in nature for ruin’s wasteful entrance:’

Act 2 Scene 3

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He says in another soliloquy;

‘To be ____ is ____; but to be ____ ____. - Our ____ in ____ ____ deep;’

What Act?

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‘To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus. - Our fears in Banquo stick deep;’

Act 3 Scene 1

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‘Upon my ____ they placed a ____ ____, and put a ____ ____ in my ____,’

What Act?

A

‘Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, and put a barren sceptre in my gripe,’

Act 3 Scene 1

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‘For Banquo’s ____ have I ____ my ____; for them the ____ ____ have I ____; put ____ in the vessel of my ____ ____ for ____;’

What Act?

A

‘For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind; for them the gracious Duncan have I murdered; put rancours in the vessel of my peace only for them;’

Act 3 Scene 1

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He says to the murderers:

‘Both of you ____ Banquo was your ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Both of you know Banquo was your enemy.’

Act 3 Scene 1

35
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Macbeth tells the murderers about Banquo’s son:

‘must ____ the ____ of that ____ hour.’

What Act?

A

‘must embrace the fate of that dark hour.’

Act 3 Scene 1

36
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Macbeth tells the murderers:

‘To leave no ____ nor ____ in the work-‘

What Act?

A

‘To leave no rubs nor botches in the work-‘

Act 3 Scene 1

37
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Macbeth says about Banquo:

‘It is concluded. Banquo, thy ____ ____, if it find ____, must ____ it out ____.’

What Act?

A

‘It is concluded. Banquo, thy soul’s flight, if it find heaven, must find it out tonight.’

Act 3 Scene 1

38
Q

‘better be with the ____, whom we, to gain our ____, have sent to ____, than on the ____ of the ____ to lie in ____ ____.’

What Act?

A

‘better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, than on the tortue of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy.’

Act 3 Scene 2

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He says to Lady Macbeth:

‘We have ____ the snake, not ____ it:’

What Act?

A

‘We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it:’

Act 3 Scene 2

40
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‘O full of ____ is my ____, ____ wife!’

What Act?

A

‘O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!’

Act 3 Scene 2

41
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He says to Lady Macbeth:

‘Be ____ of the ____, ____ chuck, till thou ____ the ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed.’

Act 3 Scene 2

42
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‘Things ____ begun make ____ themselves by ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.’

Act 3 Scene 2

43
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Macbeth after he finds out Banquo’s been killed:

‘Tis ____ thee ____ than he ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Tis better thee without than he within.’

Act 3 Scene 4

44
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About Banquo’s murder:

Murderer: ‘With ____ ____ ____ on his head; the least a ____ to ____.’

Macbeth: ‘____ for that.’

What Act?

A

Murderer: ‘With twenty trenched gashes on his head; the least a death to nature.’

Macbeth: ‘Thanks for that.’

Act 3 Scene 4

45
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‘There the ____ ____ lies; the ____ that’s ____, hath ____ that in time will ____ ____,’

What Act

A

‘There the grown serpent lies; the worm that’s fled, hath nature that in time will venom breed,’

Act 3 Scene 4

46
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At the Banqet:

‘The table’s ____.’

What Act?

A

‘The table’s full.’

Act 3 Scene 4

47
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At the banquet:

‘Thy bones are ____, thy ____ is ____; Thou hast no ____ in those eyes’

What Act?

A

‘Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes’

Act 3 Scene 4

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To Banquo’s ghost at the banquet:

‘Approach thou like the ____ Russian ____, the ____ rhinocerous, or the ____ ____;’

What Act?

A

‘Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, the arm’d rhinocerous, or the Hyrcan tiger;’

Act 3 Scene 4

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Macbeth talking about his face at the banquet:

‘And keep the ____ ____ of your ____, when mine is ____ with ____.’

What Chapter?

A

‘And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, when mine is blanched with fear.’

Act 3 Scene 4

50
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‘It will have ____; they say, ____ will have ____:’

What Act?

A

‘It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood:’

Act 3 Scene 4

51
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‘I am in ____ ____ in so far that, should I ____ no more,’

A

‘I am in blood ‘stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more,’

52
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‘Returning were as ____ as to go ____’

What Act?

A

‘Returning were as tedious as to go o’er’

Act 3 Scene 4

53
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Macbeth tells her:

‘We are yet but ____ in ____.’

What Act?

A

‘We are yet but young in deed.’

Act 3 Scene 4

54
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‘The very ____ of my ____ shall be the ____ of my hands.’

What Act?

A

‘The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand.’

Act 4 Scene 1

55
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‘Seize upon ____; ____ to the ____ o’ the ____ His wife, his ____ and all ____ ____’

What Act?

A

‘Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o’ the sword His wife, his babes and all unfortunate souls’

Act 4 Scene 1

56
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Malcolm describes Macbeth as:

‘____ Macbeth’

What Act?

A

‘Devilish Macbeth’

Act 4 Scene 3

57
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Angus says about Macbeth’s role:

‘his title hang ____ about him, like a ____ ____ upon a ____ ____.’

What Act?

A

‘his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief.’

Act 5 Scene 2

58
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‘I cannot taint with ____.’

What Act?

A

‘I cannot taint with fear.’

Act 5 Scene 3

59
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‘the heart I bear shall never ____ with ____ nor ____ with ____.’

What Act?

A

‘the heart I bear shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.’

Act 5 Scene 3

60
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‘I’ll ____ till from my ____ my ____ be hack’d. Give me my ____.’

What Act?

A

‘I’ll fight till from my bones my flesh be hack’d. Give me my armour.’

Act 5 Scene 3

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Macbeth tells the doctor about Lady Macbeth:

‘____ her of that.’

What Act?

A

‘Cure her of that.’

Act 5 Scene 3

62
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Macbeth tells the doctor about Lady Macbeth:

‘Cleanse the ____ ____ of that ____ stuff which ____ upon the ____?’

What Act?

A

‘Cleanse the stuff’d bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon the heart?’

Act 5 Scene 3

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He says about the people not supporting him:

‘here let them lie till ____ and the ____ ____ them up:’

What Act?

A

‘here let them lie till famine and the ague eat them up:’

Act 5 Scene 5

64
Q

‘I have almost ____ the taste of ____;’

What Act?

A

‘I have almost forgot the taste of fears;’

Act 5 Scene 5

65
Q

When he finds out Lady Macbeth has died:

‘She ____ have died ____;’

What Act?

A

‘She should have died hereafter;’

Act 5 Scene 5

66
Q

‘Out, ____, brief ____!’

What Act?

A

‘Out, out, brief candle!’

Act 5 Scene 5

67
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‘it is a ____ told by an ____, full of sound and ____, signifying ____.’

What Act?

A

‘it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.’

Act 5 Scene 5

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‘Life’s but a walking ____, a ____ ____ that struts and ____ his ____ upon the ____ and then is heard no more.’

What Act?

A

‘Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.’

Act 5 Scene 5

69
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‘Why should I play the ____ ____, and ____ on mine own ____?’

What Act?

A

‘Why should I play the Roman fool, and die on mine own sword?’

Act 5 Scene 8

70
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‘My soul is too much ____ with ____ of thine ____.’

What Act?

A

‘My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already.’

Act 5 Scene 8

71
Q

Macbeth talking about Macduff:

‘what need I ____ of thee?
But yet I’ll make ____ ____ ____,’

What Act?

A

‘what need I fear of thee?
But yet I’ll make assurance double sure,’

Act 4 Scene 1

72
Q

Macbeth talks rudely to the witches:

‘I will be ____: ____ me this,
and an ____ ____ ____ on you!’

What Act?

A

‘I will be satisfied: deny me this,
and an eternal curse fall on you!’

Act 4 Scene 1

73
Q

‘Thy crown does ____ ____ ____ - ____.’

What Act?

A

‘Thy crown does sear mine eye-balls.’

Act 4 Scene 1

74
Q

He calls the witches:

‘____ hags!’

What Act?

A

‘Filthy hags!’

Act 4 Scene 1

75
Q

Menteith, one of the Scottish thanes talks about the incoming English:

‘____ ____ in them; for their dear causes would to the ____ and the ____ ____ ____ the ____ man.’

What Act?

A

‘Revenges burn in them; for their dear causes would to the bleeding and the grim alarm excite the mortified man.’

Act 5 Scene 2

76
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Macbeth tells Seyton:

‘Seyton! - I am ____ at ____,’

What Act?

A

‘Seyton! - I am sick at heart,’

Act 5 Scene 3

77
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‘This supernatural ____ ____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____:’

What Act?

A

‘This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good:’

Act 1 Scene 3

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