Macbeth Quotes Flashcards
The Weird Sisters claim ‘Fair is ___ and foul is ____’
‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’
What does ‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’ introduce
The idea that nothing is as it seems
The Witches state ‘When the battle’s ______________’
‘When the battle’s lost and won’
What does ‘When the battle’s lost and won’ truely mean?
Although the battle may of been won it comes at a greater cost in the long term
Duncan described Macbeth as ‘_____’ and ‘_____’
Duncan described Macbeth as ‘brave’ and ‘valiant’
Banquo is suspicious and questions his own sanity - he asks ‘______________’
Banquo is suspicious and questions his own sanity - he asks ‘have we eaten on the insane root’
Banquo warns that the Witches ‘____________________’
Banquo warns that the Witches ‘Win us with honest trifles - to betrays’
What does ‘Win us with honest trifles - to betrays’ tell us that Macbeth knows?
That the witches are telling the truth, but he’s also aware that they’re manipulating Macbeth and himself
Banquo labels the Witches as ‘__________________’
Banquo labels the Witches as ‘instruments of darkness’
Macbeths says the Witches ‘_________________’
Macbeths says the Witches ‘Cannot be ill, cannot be good’
The encounter with the Witches leaves Macbeth ‘________’
The encounter with the Witches leaves Macbeth ‘rapt withal’
Macbeth being left ‘rapt withal’ infers he is….
Spellbound by the predictions but he’s also scared by the powerful ambition that the Witches have awakened in him
The Witches tell Banquo he is ‘_____________________’
The Witches tell Banquo he is ‘lesser than Macbeth and greater’
What does it mean when the Witches tell Banquo he is ‘lesser than Macbeth and greater’?
Banquo is greater because he isn’t driven by greed or ambition yet he is lesser as he won’t go as far due to his lack of ambition and greed
The Witches tell Banquo he will be ‘_______________________’
The Witches tell Banquo he will be ‘not so happy, yet much happier’
What does it mean when the Witches tell Banquo he will be ‘not so happy, yet much happier’
That Macbeth may get what he wants but it won’t make him happy
Duncan states he will ‘________’ and ‘___________’
Duncan states he will ‘plant thee’ and ‘make thee full of growing’
What does it show when Duncan states he will ‘plant thee’ and ‘make thee full of growing’?
Shows his duty is to nurture people who are loyal to him and that Duncan sees Macbeth as a potential successor
Lady Macbeth claims Macbeth is ‘______________________’
Lady Macbeth claims Macbeth is ‘too full o’th’milk of human kindness’
Lady Macbeth begs the spirits to ‘______________’
Lady Macbeth begs the spirits to ‘unsex [her] here’
What does it mean when Lady Macbeth begs the spirits to ‘unsex [her] here’?
She doesn’t want to be a woman as she see’s women as weak and incapable of murder
What does Lady Macbeth uses imperatives do?
Relates her speech to the Witches and makes it seems like she’s casting a spell
What are the reasons for Macbeth to not kill macbeth?
He is likely to be killed after
It’s his duty to protect Duncan
Duncan is a good king
Macbeth knows his ambition will be his downfall
Macbeth is Duncan’s ‘_____’ and ‘____’
Macbeth is Duncan’s ‘kinsman’ and ‘host’
Macbeth claims that murder can ‘_______________________’
Macbeth claims that murder can ‘return to plague th’inventor’
Lady Macbeth claims Macbeth will be ‘________________’
Lady Macbeth claims Macbeth will be ‘so much more the man’
What is the double meaning when Lady Macbeth claims Macbeth will be ‘so much more the man’
He will be more of a man whilst also being King which is more than a man
What does Lady Macbeth referring to ‘a limbeck’ and ‘receipt’ relate to?
Alchemy
Alchemists never suceeded turning cheap metal into gold which may mean that Shakespeare is hinting that Macbeth will never become a good king and he is instead a fake king
