Macbeth Quotes Flashcards

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What quotes show contrast in how Macbeth is perceived at the beginning and end of the play

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  • Act 1 Scene 2 ‘Valour’s minion’
  • ‘brave’
  • Act 3 Scene 6 ‘Tyrant’
  • ‘butcher’
  • Act 5 Scene 8 ‘hell-hound’
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What quotes make Lady Macbeth appear dangerous/powerful etc

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Act 1 Scene 4 ‘Unsex me here’
‘Make thick my blood’
‘Take my milk for gall’

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How does lady Macbeth dismiss Duncan’s murder

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Act 2 Scene 2 ‘A little water clears us if this deed: How easy is it, than!’

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What quote shows Banquo is confused about the prophecy

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Are ye fantastical, or that indeed which outwardly ye show?
- are the witches real people

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What quote relates macbeths appearance in which lady Macbeth tells him to do

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‘look like th’innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t’

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