The Weird Sisters Flashcards
What do the 3 sisters take offence to at one point in the play?
Being called witches
What do their prophecies prompt Macbeth to do?
To kill Duncan, though they never specifically compel anyone to do anything
What is the quote starting with, “When shall we…”?
“When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” (Act 1 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “Fair is…”?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair, / Hover through the fog and filthy air” (Act 1 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “What are these…”?
“What are these, / So withered and wild in their attire, / That look not like the inhabitant o’th’earth, / And yet are on’t” (Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “You should be…”?
“You should be women, / And yet your beards forbid me to interpret / That you are so” (Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “All hail…”?
“All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter” (Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “If you can look…”?
“If you can look into the seeds of time, / And say which grain will grow, and which will not, / Speak then to me” (Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “Thou [Banquo] shalt…”?
“Thou [Banquo] shalt get kings, though thou be none “ (Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “Were such things..”?
“Were such things here as we do speak about?” (Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “The instruments of…”?
“The instruments of darkness tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to betray in deepest consequence” (Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3)
What is the quote starting with, “Double, double…”?
“Double, double, toil and trouble; / Fire burn, and cauldron bubble” (Act 4 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “By the pricking…”?
“By the pricking of my thumb, / Something wicked this thing” (Act 4 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “How now…”?
“How now, you secret, black and midnight hags” (Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 1)
What is the quote starting with, “Tell me, thou…”?
“Tell me, thou unknown power” (Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 1)
