Macbeth quotes Flashcards
who: Macbeth
when: Act 1 Scene 3
what: Shows Macbeth has ambition to learn more from the witches but doesn’t see the consequences of listening to the supernatural.
’’ stay you imperfect speakers,tell me more’’
who: Macbeth
when: Act 2 scene 1
what: Macbeth is in two minds about committing regicide. Use of rhetorical question to show that he knows that it is the wrong thing to do and it will lead to him breaking the GCB.
’’ Is this a dagger which I see before me? ‘’
who: Macbeth
when: Act 2 scene 2
what :Macbeth is overwhelmed by guilt following committing regicide, compared to Lady Macbeth who is untroubled/Rhetorical question to show Macbeth is slowly starting to realise that his actions are starting to lead to consequences.
'’Will all great Neptune’s Ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?’’
’’ I could not say amen ‘’
who:Macbeth
when:Act 3 Scene 1
what:Macbeth is troubled by by Banquo’s knowledge about the prophecies an wants to kill him as he could potentially reveal Macbeth’s regicide.
'’Our fears in Banquo stick deep’’
who :Macbeth
when: Act 3 Scene 4
what: Macbeth recognises that he cannot change his destructive fate. His guilt also increases as he is overwhelmed by the regicide.
’’ I am in blood stepped in so far’’
who: Macbeth
when: Act 5 Scene 5
what: Macbeth considers the pointlessness of life before he is killed by Macduff. Sums up that Macbeth feels regret about his actions as it led him to breaking the great chain of being and resulted to his death.
'’Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury’’
