Evil

• What is the significance of the quote "fair is foul and foul is fair"?

  • Sets the tone for the play
  • Spoken by the witches
  • Indicates supernatural presence
  • Warns against trusting appearances
• Who speaks the line "fair is foul and foul is fair"?

  The witches
• What does the line "fair is foul and foul is fair" suggest about appearances?

  Appearances Vs Reality
• How does Macbeth's quote "so foul and fair a day I have not seen" relate to the witches' line?

  It foreshadows his involvement with the witches
• What does Malcolm's description of Macbeth as a "dead butcher" imply?

  Macbeth is a ruthless tyrant
• In which act does Malcolm describe Macbeth as a "dead butcher"?

  Act 5, Scene 11
• What does the term "fiend-like queen" suggest about Lady Macbeth?

  She is manipulative and ruthless
• What does Macbeth's quote "stars hide your fires" reveal about his desires?

  He is aware they are morally wrong
• What does Lady Macbeth ask the spirits to do in Act 1, Scene 5?


  To unsex her and fill her with cruelty
• What does Malcolm call Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the end of the play?

  "This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen"
• What does Lady Macbeth mean by "illness" in relation to ambition?

  Wickedness required to achieve power
• What does Lady Macbeth ask evil spirits to do?

  Make her cruel and non-human
• What is the significance of "Double, double toil and trouble"?

  These words together paint a picture of imminent doom and chaos, setting the tone for the play's darker and more intense moments.