Macbeth Quotations Flashcards
What does the quote “fair is foul and foul is fair” highlight?
The tone of the play
The supernatural will be a significant presence in the play
Not to trust appearances
Which part of the play has the quote “ fair is foul and foul is fair”?
Act 1, Scene 1
What does the quote “so foul and fair a day I have not seen” portray about Macbeth?
It foreshadows Macbeth’s involvement with the witches
What does the quote “so fair and foul a day I have not seen” remind the audience to do?
It reminds the audience to beware of his deceptive words
Where is the quote “so fair and foul a day I have not seen” in the play?
Act 1 Scene 3
What quote sets the tone for the play?
“Fair is foul and foul is fair”
What quote foreshadows Macbeth’s involvement with the witches?
“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
What does the quote “stars, hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires” portray?
It shows the audience that Macbeth admits his desires are morally wrong and shows that Macbeth is conflicted
Where in the play is the quote “ stars hide your fires let not light see my black and deep desires”?
Act 1 Scene 4
What does the quote “yet do I fear thy nature. It is to full o’th’ milk of human kindness” suggest to us?
This reveals to us that Macbeth is not a murderer and not a villain
Suggests Macbeth is kind and empathetic at heart ❤️
Lady Macbeth sees Macbeth’s kindness as a weakness
Where In the play is the quote “ yet do
I fear thy human nature. It is too full o’th’ milk of human kindness”?
Act 1 Scene 5
What does “milk of human kindness” suggest to us?
Challenges macbeths masculinity (this was unusual at t he time for a woman to have these views)
This portrays her as a villain and a manipulator in the eyes of the audience
What does the quote “ come u spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the top toe- full of direst cruelty “ suggest to us?
LM believes that in order to have any power she needs to embody traits associated with masculinity for example ruthlessness and cruelty
LM tries to play the masculine role which was considered unnatural
Shows she isn’t cruel by nature because she needs to ask for these qualities
This foreshadows the inability to cope with the consequences later on
Where in the play is the quote “ come u spirits that tend on mortal thoughts unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe top - full of direst cruelty “?
Act 1 Scene 5
What language device is in the quote “come u spirits that tend on mortal thoughts unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the top toe-full of direst cruelty “ and what does it portray?
Alliteration
It gives an impression of a ritual or invocation
What does the quote “Is this a dagger which I see before me “ portray to us?
Macbeths hesitation of regicide
He is conflicted until just before the murder
Where in the play is the quote “is this a dagger which I see before me?”
Act 2 Scene 1
What does the quote “ had he not resembled my father as he slept I had done’t “ highlight to us?
This highlights that LM still has some femininity inside of her
Vulnerable and naive side to LM
Incapable of murder but capable of empathy
Shows that LM is capable of being manipulative, cunning and duplicitous but incapable of violence
Where in the play is the quote “had he not resembled my father as he slept I had done’t”?
Act 2 Scene 2
What does the quote “sleep no more, Macbeth does murder sleep” say about sleep?
Sleep is seen as a symbol of innocence and Macbeth has destroyed his and LM’s innocence so he will never be able to sleep in peace again
The lack of sleep represents guilt
What does the quote “ sleep no more Macbeth does murder sleep” show to us?
Macbeth knows he has condemned his soul by committing regicide
Macbeth’s immediate guilt➡️this would make the audience feel more sympathetic towards him and it shows us that Macbeth is afraid of the consequences that will follow
Where in the play is the quote “sleep no more Macbeth does murder sleep”?
Act 2 Scene 2
Where in the play is the quote “Tis unnatural, Even like the deed that’s done”?
Act 2 Scene 4
What does the quote “Tis unnatural, Even like the deed that’s done” highlight?
The way that nature responds to Duncan’s murder
These events are not common occurrences
Even nature is against Macbeth
Where in the play is the quote “ Naught’s had all’s spent where our desire is got without content “?
Act 3 Scene 2
What does the quote “Naught’s had all’s spent where our desire is got without content “ highlight?
Shows LM’s remorse that she never shows to her husband
Macbeth and LM aren’t suited for villainy
Where in the play is the quote “ Better be with the dead… Than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy “ ?
Act 3 Scene 2
What does the quote “ Better be with the dead… Than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy “ highlight?
Both of the would rather die than live a life where their guilt is haunting them
Consequences of regicide
What language device is this quote “restless ecstasy” and what does it represent?
Juxtaposition
God’s punishment
They will never be happy again
Where in the play is this quote “Out damned spot; out , I say… Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes in Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”?
Act 5 Scene 1
What does the quote “Out damned spot ; out I say… Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” say?
This hallucination of blood contradicts “A little water clears us of this deed”
She knows she will never rid the guilt that haunts her
What does the quote “Out out brief candle. Life’s but a walking shadow… it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” emphasise?
Macbeth doesn’t see the point of life anymore
He is tired of the world 🌍
Shakespeare portrays the consequence of going against God in the natural order to serve one’s ambition
Where in the play is the quote “out out brief candle life’s but a walking shadow … it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”?
Act 5 scene 5
Where in the play is the quote ,”This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen”?
Act 5 Scene 11
What does this quote “This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen” highlight?
Last description of them
The general hatred towards them
No sadness or respect for them
“Butcher”- Macbeth is a ruthless and remorseful killer
Dehumanising them
Reminds us of Macbeths tragic decline
