Quotes On Macbeth Flashcards
Brave macbeth
Shows he was trusted and seen as a knowledge man
It is too full o’ the milk of himan kindness
Macbeth is too worried about killing the king and is made out to be a coward
Is this a dagger I see before me?
Begins seeing things as he is restless, up thinking about the murder constantly
O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!
Shows that his mind is full of confusion and wild thoughts. All because of this murder. Suggests he is going insane
Out, out brief candle! Lifes but a walking shadow
Life’s like a candle because it burns down quickly and so does life. Life ends fast, before you know it, life’s over
Don’t shake thy gory locks at me
The word ‘gory’ suggests the violence of his death as the blood is all over his hair. Macbeth asks for banquo to not call him a liar by shaking his head in denial
She should have died here after
Macbeth thinks she should’ve waited until after the battle so that he had time to mourn her properly as now he has to go into battle and basically forget about her death
Macbeths soliloquy
Shows his true state of mind, we all are bound for the grave at some point
