Macbeth quotes and themes Flashcards
give a quote for the theme power and corruption
“send out more horses, skirr the country road; / hang those that talk pf fear.”
give a quote that shows Lady Macbeth is more ambitious than Macbeth
“Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it”
give a quote that shows supernatural apparitions showing up to Macbeth
“Is this a dagger I see before me, the handle towards my hand? come, let me clutch thee. i have thee not, and yet i see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight? or art thou but a dagger of the mind, a false creation…”
what do we see the theme of masculinity complemented by?
violence, ambition, power and madness
give a quote to show why Lady Macbeth could be seen as unnatural
“Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe topful
Of direst cruelty!”
give a quote to support this statement
“ Lady Macbeth can be seen as manipulative with a lust for power”
“look like th’ innocent flower but be the serpent under’t…give solely sovereign sway and masterdom”
what theme does this quote support?
“ art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire?”
temptation and manipulation
how does Lady Macbeth manipulate Macbeth?
by playing on his insecurities about his masculinity
give a quote which shows the theme of betrayal
“this tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue, was once thought honest”
give a quote to show how the theme of duty is presented in this play
” what he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won”
give a quote that shows the theme of guilt in the play “Macbeth”
“I’ll go no more. I am afraid to think what i have done. Look on’t again, I dare not”
how is madness presented in “Macbeth”, give a quote
madness is presented in two stages, guilt is presented as the first stage “ will all great Neptune’s oceans wash the blood clean from my hands?” the second stage is paranoia “ Never shake thy gory locks at me” which lead Macbeth to kill Banquo
give a quote to show how guilt drove Lady Macbeth mad
” Here’s the smell of blood still. All perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”
Give a quote for the themes secrets and lies in “Macbeth”
“Make our faces vizards to our heart, disguising what they are.”
give a quote that supports this statement
“ Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to lie and hide his true noble self”
“To beguile the time, look like the time: bear welcome in your eye, your hands. Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t.”
