QUOTE Flashcards
“Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore.
Speaker: The Raven’s man
He was building up the confidence to talk to whoever might be at the door, but at first, he wasn’t even sure if anyone was there. And he thinks his wife is the one at the door although she is dead and has hopeful thoughts at this moment. This quote is important because it makes us wonder if he is crazy.
“This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core.”
Speaker: The Raven’s man
At that point, he stared at the bird and wondered why it was there. He also thinks the bird can see into his soul, which makes him even more angry. This quote is important because it shows that he is fighting with both his feelings and this bird, which implies the possibility he has paranoia.
“The entire west face of the house was black, save for five places. Here the silhouette in paint of a man mowing a lawn. Here, as in a photograph, a woman bent to pick flowers. Stillfarther over, their images burned on wood in one titanic instant, a small boy, hands flung into the air; higher up, the image of a thrown ball, and opposite him a girl, hands raised to catch a ball which never came down.”
Speaker: There Will Come Soft Rain’s narrator
It shows they were doing their daily activities and died at that moment. The reason that this quote is important is that implies they died because of nuclear annihilation. It didn’t matter if they were children or adults.
“It was so white that she looked as though she were about to faint. She was staring at him with wide and terrified eyes. They held a desperate appeal.”
Speaker: Mr. Known’s narrator
She knew that her life was about to change in a bad way. This quote is significant because she could not make a scene because it would make her look suspicious.
“And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray ’s In deepest consequence.”
Speaker: Banquo
He explains the way that evil spirits work in our lives. This quote is significant because, as he says, we will be tempted by a partial truth and this is enough for us to succumb to negative thoughts, and once we do that, we can’t get out of it.
“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”
Speaker: Macbeth
Macbeth asks for the stars to turn off so that everything is dark and nobody can see what he is about to do. He doesn’t want people to know what his plans are for Duncan. He doesn’t want his hands to see the bad things he’s going to do. This quote is important because he now wants to be king and knows that something will have to be done about the current king before he can get what he wants.
“We still have judgment here, that we but teach bloody instructions, which, being taught, return to plague th’ inventor.”
Speaker: Macbeth
Macbeth is trying to determine if he should kill Duncan or not in this moment. This quote is significant because the quote shows his realization that there are consequences. Even if they remain free from actual consequences, he is never going to be able to get rid of the guilt surrounding this action. Thorugh this quote, this speaks to how our actions have consequences. (If we make the wrong choice, it is going to stay with us forever.)
“My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.”
Speaker: Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth after she comes back putting the blood on her hands, she tells Macbeth she doesn’t feel any guilt over what she has done, unlike Macbeth. The reason this quote is important is that it shows how the roles have changed, with Lady Macbeth as the brave and bold one and Macbeth as the weak and scared one.
“Things without all remedy should be without regard. What’s done is done.”
Speaker: Lady Macbeth
She is telling Macbeth to forget about things and not worry too much if he can’t find an answer. This quote is important because it shows that Lady Macbeth appears to be unemotional and doesn’t seem to understand how bad things are.
“Out, damned spot, out, I say. — One, two — why, then, ‘tis time to do’t.”
Speaker: Lady Macbeth
She was sleepwalking and confessing all of her sins. The doctor and gentlewoman were present watching from the side and not interfering. The reason this quote is important is that she made it seem like she was entirely evil this whole play but things change entirely. She was good at hiding the fact that she could feel guilty like everyone else.
“Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.”
Speaker: Macbeth
He is saying that life is like a light, which can only burn for a certain amount of time before going out. He is also saying that it is weak and can be lost quickly. This quote is important because when he heard that his wife had died, he wasn’t shocked because he knew she would die someday.
