Macbeth Quotes with Quotation Context Flashcards
Golden opinions about Macbeth, Act 1.1
‘B M’, ‘V c’, ‘W g’, ‘N M’
“Brave Macbeth”, “Valiant cousin”, “Worthy gentleman”, “Noble Macbeth”
Macbeth, positive comments about him, Act 1.7
‘i h b g o”
“I have bought golden opinions”
Lady Macbeth, appearance and reality, Act 1.5
“L l t i f b b t s u i”
“Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”
Lady Macbeth, manipulating Macbeth, Act 1.7
“C/ t y a a m”
“Coward/ then you are a man”
Lady Macbeth, manipulating Macbeth, Act 1.7
“H I s s… a d t b o”
“Had I so sworn… and dashed the brains out”
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s compassion, Act 1.5
“Y I f t n, i i t f o t m o h k”
“Yet I fear thy nature, it is too full of the milk of human kindness”
Lady Macbeth, commanding spirits, Act 1.5
“C y s… u m h”
“Come you spirits… unsex me here”
Donaldbain, Act 2.3
“T d i m s”
“There’s daggers in men’s smiles”
Witches, Act 1.1
“F i f, a f i f”
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”
Witches, calling Macbeth wicked, Act 1.4
“S w t w c”
“Something wicked this way comes”
Macbeth, guilt, Act 3.2
“O f o s i m m, d w”
“O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife”
Macbeth, telling his wife to not worry, Act 3.2
“B i o t k, d c”
“Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck”
Negative comments about Macbeth, Act 4 and 5
“T”, “B M”, “D”, “D M”
“Tyrant”, “Black Macbeth”, “Devil”, “Devilish Macbeth”
Macbeth, with the witches, Act 1.3
“W t h s”
“Would they had stayed”
Macbeth, ambition, Act 1.7
“I h n s T p t s o m i, b o V a, w o i”
“I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself”
Macbeth reflects on his lack of external motivation for killing King Duncan.
Macbeth, guilt, Act 2.2
“W a g n o w t b c f m h?”
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”
After murdering King Duncan, expresses his overwhelming guilt.
Macbeth showing affection towards LM, Act 1 Scene 5
“M d l”
“My dearest love”
Macbeth, he won’t be able pass on the crown to children, Act 3.1
“U m h t p a f c, a p a b s i m g”
“Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, and put a barren scepter in my gripe”
This is said before the murder of Banquo
Macbeth, ambition
“I a i b S i s f t… R w a t a g o”
“I am in blood Stepped in so far that… Returning were as tedious as go o’er.”
Macbeth says this line at the end of the banquet after he sees Banquo’s ghost and everyone has left.
Witches prophecy about Macbeth
“F n o w b S h M”
“For none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth”
Macbeth, male nature
“I d d a t m b a m; W d d m i n”
“I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none”
