Macbeth Quotes Act 1 Scene 1 And 2

Question 1

Witches do not care about what happens to the battle

Answer 1

‘When the hurly-burly’s done,

When the battle’s lost and won’ (second witch)

Question 2

Witches plans to meet macbeth
First mention of him from the witches - his link with them
Foreshadow …

Answer 2

There to meet with macbeth (third witch)

Question 3

Witches implying the invertion of the order of the universe, and his downfall

Most foul will become most fair

Answer 3

“Fair is foul and foul is fair”(witches)

Question 4

Implying that macbeth is brave from a brave injured soldier who saved malcolm

Answer 4

“Brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name” captain

Question 5

Captain suggesting that Macbeth is the god of war’s assistance, simile

Answer 5

“Like valour’s minion carv’d out his passage’ (captain)

Question 6

Captain describing how skilled macbeth is at combat and also describing the consequences to traitors

Answer 6

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

/And fixed his head upon our battlements’ (Captain)”

Question 7

Won’t our captains MB and B be dismayed? From duncan

Answer 7

“Dismay’d not this our captains, Macbeth and Banquo?” (Duncan)

Question 8

Sarcasm implying that MB and B are both likened to greek gods and will not be frightened

Hyperbolising Macbeth and Banquo’s ferosity

Answer 8

“Yes, as sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion”(captain)

Question 9

Macbeth is like saviour linked with christ - savior of scottland,
Place where jesus died

Answer 9

‘meant to bathe in reeking wounds

Or memorise another Golgotha’ (Captain)

Question 10

Linking him to the imortal, he is like a god himself

Answer 10

‘Bellona’s bridegroom’ (Captain)

Question 11

Macbeth is promoted,

Rhyming couplet, foreshadowing

Answer 11

‘Go pronounce his present death /

And with his former title greet MacBeth’ (Duncan)

Question 12

Macbeth promoted

Answer 12

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