Macbeth quotes

• Who speaks the quote “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?

  Three Witches
• In which act and scene does King Duncan say “What bloody man is that?”

  Act 1 Scene 2
• What does Banquo ask in Act 1 Scene 3 regarding time?

  If you can look into the seeds of time
• What does Banquo mean by “Or have we eaten on the insane root”?

  Questioning their sanity after the witches' prophecies
• What does King Duncan say about present fears in Act 1 Scene 4?

  Present fears are less than horrible imaginings
• Who says “There’s daggers in men’s smiles”?

  Donalbain
• What do the Witches chant in Act 4 Scene 1?

  Double, double toil and trouble
• What does the Third apparition tell Macbeth?

  He shall never vanquished be until Birnam wood comes
• Who says “A deed without a name”?

  Witches
• What does Lady Macduff mean by “When our actions do not, our fears do make us traitors”?

  Fear can betray loyalty when actions fail
• What does Angus say about Macbeth's title in Act 5 Scene 2?

  It hangs loose about him like a giant's robe
• What does Macduff express in Act 2 Scene 3 with “Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee!”?

  He cannot express his grief or anger
• What does the Doctor say in Act 5 Scene 3?

  The patient must minister to himself
• What does Macduff refer to in Act 5 Scene 6?

  Clamorous harbingers of blood and death
• What does Macbeth say about existence in Act 1 Scene 3?

  Nothing is but what is not
• What does Macbeth mean by “Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day”?

  Time will pass regardless of challenges
• What does Macbeth mean by “False face must hide what the false heart doth know”?

  He must conceal his true intentions
• What does Macbeth express in “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly”?

  He wishes to complete his deed swiftly
• What does Macbeth mean by “To prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition”?

  His ambition drives him to act
• What does Macbeth see in Act 2 Scene 1?

  A dagger before him
• What does Macbeth say about Neptune’s ocean in Act 2 Scene 2?

  No ocean can wash the blood from his hands
• What does Macbeth mean by “Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘Sleep no more!’”?

  He feels guilty for murdering sleep
• What does Macbeth say about bad actions in Act 3 Scene 2?

  Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill
• What does Macbeth say about blood in Act 3 Scene 4?

  Blood will have blood
• What does Macbeth mean by “How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags!”?

  He addresses the Witches with disdain
• What does Macbeth say to the cream-faced loon in Act 5 Scene 3?

  The devil damn thee black
• What does Macbeth reflect on in his famous tomorrow soliloquy?

  Life is meaningless and fleeting
• What does Macbeth say about his charmed life in Act 5 Scene 8?

  I bear a charmed life
• What does Lady Macbeth say about the raven in Act 1 Scene 5?

  The raven himself is hoarse
• What does Lady Macbeth fear about Macbeth's nature?

  It is too full of the milk of human kindness
• What does Lady Macbeth mean by “Come you spirits, that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here”?

  She wants to be rid of feminine weakness
• What does Lady Macbeth say about looking innocent in Act 1 Scene 5?

  Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't
• What does Lady Macbeth express about her resolve in Act 1 Scene 5?

  She will ensure the plan is executed
• What does Lady Macbeth say about her maternal instincts in Act 1 Scene 7?

  She would kill her own child if sworn
• What does Lady Macbeth say about the daggers in Act 2 Scene 2?

  I laid their daggers ready
• What does Lady Macbeth say about the spot in Act 5 Scene 1?

  Out! damned spot! Hell is murky
• What does Lady Macbeth mean by “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”?

  No fragrance can cleanse her guilt
• What does Lady Macbeth mean by “What’s done cannot be undone”?

  Her actions cannot be reversed
• What are some notable themes in Macbeth?

  • Ambition
  • Guilt
  • Fate vs. Free Will
  • The Supernatural
• What are the main characters in Macbeth?

  • Macbeth
  • Lady Macbeth
  • Banquo
  • Macduff
  • Three Witches