Macbeth quotes

• “Fair is foul and foul is fair”

  • witches
  • act 1 scene1
  • reflects the plays theme of ambiguity and moral confusion.what is perceived as good is actually bad indicating a world turned upside down by evil
• “What bloody man is that”

  • king duncan
  • act 1 scene 2
  • sets the tone for the plays violent And bloody nature
• “What!Can the devil speak true”

  • banquo
  • act 1 scene 3
  • banquo is shocked that the witches prophesy about Macbeth has come true suggesting that sometimes evil tells the truth to serve its purpose
• “Theres daggers in men’s smiles”

  • Donalbain
  • act 2 scene 3
  • highlighting the theme of deception as implied that there are hidden daggers and betrayals even in friendly appearances
• “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes

  • Second witch
  • act 4 scene 1
  • evil is drawn to evil
• ”Macbeth shall never vanquished be until great birman wood..”

  • 3rd apparition
  • act 4 scene 1
  • macbeth can never be defeated until the impossible happens overall creating a false sense of security
• “Will great neptunes oceans wash this blood clean from my hand ?“

  ”making the green one red”

  • macbeth
  • act 2 scene 2
  • macbeth realises that is guilt is soo great that the blood which symbolises guilt will fill fill and change the ocean
• “False face must hide what the false heart doth know”

  • Lady macbeth
  • act 1 scene 7
  • must hide their evil intentions behind a false appearance
• “Stars hide your fires;let not see my dark deep desires”

  • macbeth
  • act 1 scene 4
  • light is purity and hope which Macbeth doesn’t want his intentions to be let out
  • theme of reality vs appearance
• “Is this a dagger i see before me”

  • macbeth
  • act 2 scene 1
  • macbeths insanity begins and persuades him that murder is the right thing to do therefore manifesting his guilt
• “Sleep no more”

  • macbeth
  • act 2 scene 2
  • tormented by guilt after the murder
• “Smoked by bloody execution”

  • act 1 scene 2
  • macbeth is a one man army showing his power
• “I will drain him as dry as hay”

  • witches
  • act 1 scene 3
  • witches can control and torture people through super natural power
• “My thane”

  • lady macbeth
  • act 1 scene 7
  • has power over Macbeth due to the possessive pronoun
• “Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck”

  • macbeth
  • act 3 scene 2
  • macbeth takes his power back from lady macbeth and emphasises it by calling her a name “chuck”
• “Macbeth slain”

  • stage directions
  • act 5 scene 7
  • macduff killed macbeth showing power due to the prophesys announcing that the impossible can only defeat macbeth
• “In thunder lighting or in rain”

  • witches
  • act 1 scene 1
  • power over weather -supernatural
• “Though his bark can not be lost”

  • witches
  • act1 scene 3
  • powers are not strong enough to kill
• “Witches vanish”

  • stage directions
  • can not control the super natural
  • don’t obey Macbeth's commands shows their power
• “You spirits…unsex me here”

  • lady macbeth
  • act 1 scene5
  • witch craft
• “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”

  • act 1scene 5
  • lady macbeth
  • 2faced
  • adam and eve story she is acting like the snake forcing Macbeth to make the bad decision
• “This is a sorry sight”

  • macbeth
  • act 2 scene2
  • notises his guilt and regrets it
• “I could not say amen”

  • macbeth
  • act 2scwne2
  • wonged god soo much he can’t find it in himself
• “Terrible dreams”

  • macbeth
  • act 3 scene 2
  • gulit haunting
  • god punishing
• “Out !, dammed spot”

  • lady macbeth
  • act 5 scene 1
  • wahung hands
• “had he not resembles my father as he slept I had done it”

  lady macbeth

  shows weakness
• “It’s unantural”

  old man

  kingship, the man isn’t used to this therefore shows how nature is out of order proving that Macbeth isn’t a good king