Theme: Appearance Vs Reality Flashcards
Witches quote to show the existence of good and bad at the same time Act 1, Scene 1
“Faur is foul, and foul is fair”
MacBeth quote on the weather Act 1, Scene 1
“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
Banquo quote on the Appearance of the witches Act 1, Scene 3
“Not like th’ inhabitants o’ th’ Earth”
Banquo quote to remind MacBeth that humams can be easily fooled by lies if they are given with small truths Act 1, Scene 3
“Oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / The instruments of darkness tell us truths; / Win us with honest trifles, to betray’s / In deepest consequences,”
Lady MacBeth when she teaches MacBeth how he should act, when she comes aware of manipulation Act 1, Scene 5
“To beguile the time, / Look like the time, bear welcome in your eye / Your hand, your tongue”
Lady MacBeth quote later on to again instruct MacBeth on how to act when the guests come over Act 3, Scene 2
“Sleek o’er your rugged looks, be bright and jovial / Among your guests tonight,”
Lady MacBeth stressing the important difference between appearance and reality
“Look like th’innocent flower, / But be the serpent under’t,”
Lady MacBeth quote to show how she wants to use appearances to her advantage by blinding others to her actions Act 1, Scene 5
“Come, thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, / That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, / Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark,”
Ironic quote to describe MacBeth as being a perfect king Act 1, Scene 2
“O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman,”
MacBeth quote on altering his appearance to meet his intentions Act 1, Scene 7
“Away, and mock the time with fairest show, / False face must hide what the false heart doth know,”
MacBeth quote to imply MacBeths lies hide the truth Act 3, Scene 2
“We / Must lave our honours in these flattering streams / And make our face vizards to our hearts, / Disguising what they are,”
Quotes that show MacBeth’s crumbling sense of reality
“Dagger” Act 2, Scene 1, “Ghost of Banquo” Act 3, Scene 4
Duncan quote to show that he is blinded by a false appearance Act 1, Scene 4
“Signs of nobleness loke starts shall shine / On all deservers,”
Banquo quote to show he has a sense of darkness Act 2, Scene 1
“There’s husbandry in heaven, / Their candles are all out,”