MACBETH QUOTES

• Quote 1: Act 1 Scene 2 - Ross says "Brave Macbeth, when he deserves that name"
• Shows Macbeth's initial high regard by the king and people
• Highlights how character judgment was based on bravery and patriarchy
• Foreshadows Macbeth's bravery leading to drastic actions in the play
• Quote 2: Act 1 Scene 4 - Macbeth says "Let not light see my black and deep desires"
• Macbeth already has dark desires before meeting Lady Macbeth
• Shows the influence of the supernatural on Macbeth's character
• Quote 3: Act 1 Scene 5 - Lady Macbeth says "Unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty"
• Lady Macbeth wants to be stripped of femininity to gain power
• Highlights the sacrifices women had to make to be powerful in a patriarchal society
• Quote 4: Act 1 Scene 7 - Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeth by saying "When thou durst do it, then you were a man"
• Shows the danger of patriarchy and its impact on Macbeth's actions
• Lady Macbeth uses Macbeth's courage as a measure of his manhood
• Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeth's masculinity, implying that he is a coward for not daring to kill Duncan to prove himself as a man
• Macbeth feels guilty after killing Duncan, symbolized by the blood on his hands and his plea to Lady Macbeth to wash the blood clean
• Macbeth's guilt intensifies after killing Duncan, but he becomes desensitized to killing as he commits more murders
• Macbeth's guilt in Act 2 Scene 2 contrasts with his emotional numbness from Act 2 Scene 2 to Act 5 Scene 2
• Macbeth reflects on the fleeting nature of life and his relentless pursuit of power in Act 5 Scene 2
• Macbeth acknowledges his impending death and questions the worth of his actions, showing a hint of regret and contemplation
• Lady Macbeth advises Macbeth to appear innocent while being deceitful, urging him to be two-faced like a serpent in Act 1 Scene 5
• Macbeth describes his mind as being "full of scorpions" in Act 3 Scene 2, foreshadowing his descent into madness and eventual downfall
• The quote "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" from Act 1 Scene 1 summarizes the theme of moral ambiguity and deception in the play
• Banquo warns about the witches being "instruments of darkness" who tell truths to gain trust but ultimately betray in Act 1 Scene 3
• Banquo's warning foreshadows the witches manipulating Macbeth and leading him to his tragic fate