Must Have Quotes Macbeth

Question 1

Describe Macbeth

Answer 1

“Brave Macbeth”
= by showing Macbeth to be so loyal to Duncan, it makes his downfall more obvious and shows the start of his multiple acts of evil

Question 2

Macbeths contrast

Answer 2

“Stars hide your fires; let not light see my dark and deep desires”
= identifies the contrast between light and dark, which represents good and evil

Question 3

His ambition

Answer 3

“but only vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other”
= extended metaphor of how Macbeth’s ambition is like a wild horse
= his ambition is out of control as he becomes consumed by his greed of power
= shows that Macbeth feels his ambition is going to end up leaving him in an unknown and uncontrollable situation

Question 4

Duncan’s blood

Answer 4

“I am in blood, steeped in so far, that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o’er”
= the blood has steeped into his body and into his soul, so will remain there forever
= also shows that the decisions Macbeth has made have led him to this point, yet if he doesn’t continue to hold onto power it would have all been for nothing.
= adjective tedious has many meanings, including tiresome, and boring
= to show that his actions will be pointless if he stops now

Question 5

His enjoyment of violence

Answer 5

“He unseam’d from the nave to th’chops”
“Fixed his head Upton the battlements”
“Smoked with bloody intention”

Question 6

His excuse of violence

Answer 6

“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”