Macbeth Quotes

Question 1

When the battle is lost and won

Answer 1

‘When the hurly-burly’s done,

When the battle’s lost and won’ (Second Witch)

Question 2

First mention of Macbeth

Answer 2

‘There to meet with MacBeth’ (Third Witch)

Question 3

One of the witches paradoxes

Answer 3

‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’ (Witches)

Question 4

Macbeth is honoured by a Captain

Answer 4

‘brave MacBeth – well he deserves that name’ (Captain)

Question 5

Macbeth is compared to a minion of the God of Valour

Answer 5

‘Like Valour’s minion carv’d out his passage’ (Captain)

Question 6

Macbeths power, he ripped a man in half from his bellybutton to his chin. Then fixed his head upon his castle, traitors death

Answer 6

‘Till he unseam’d him from the nave to th’chaps

And fixed his head upon our battlements’ (Captain)

Question 7

Duncan asks if Macbeth and Banquo were scared

Answer 7

‘Dismay’d not this our captains, MacBeth and Banquo?’ (Duncan)

Question 8

Sarcastic response to Duncans question if they were scared

Answer 8

‘Yes, as sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion’ (Captain)

Question 9

Golgotha is the hill where Jesus died

Answer 9

‘meant to bathe in reeking wounds

Or memorise another Golgotha’ (Captain)

Question 10

Wedding related

Answer 10

‘Bellona’s bridegroom’ (Captain)

Question 11

The thane of cawdors death is ordered by Duncan and his title is given to Macbeth

Answer 11

‘Go pronounce his present death

And with his former title greet MacBeth’ (Duncan)

Question 12

What the Thane of Cawdor lost (his title/land) Macbeth has got it back

Answer 12

‘What he hath lost, noble MacBeth hath won’ (Duncan)