macbeth key quotes

• "Fair is foul, and foul is fair." - The Witches (Act 1, Scene 1)
• "Out damned spot! out i say!" - Lady Macbeth
• "Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under it." - Lady Macbeth
• Macbeth is reflecting on his own fate after killing King Duncan in his quest for the throne.
• The idea is that uncontrolled ambition and greed for power can lead to a tragic downfall.
• "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition which o'erleaps itself" - Macbeth
• "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow." - Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5)
• "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." - The Witches (Act 4, Scene 1)
• "Come, thick night, and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell" - Macbeth
• "Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't" - Lady Macbeth
• This quote highlights the theme of appearance versus reality in the play.
• Lady Macbeth has been manipulating her husband into committing regicide by planting seeds of doubt and guilt within him.
• Macbeth is criticizing ambition that overreaches and then collapses in failure, causing the downfall of the overambitious person.