Macbeths quotes

• "Is this a dagger which I see before me"


  Imagines he can see a dagger floating infront of him

  The dagger he will use to kill Duncan

  Represents guilt

  Violent ambition of macbeth tempting him to commit murder

  Supernatural
• "It will have blood they say, blood will have blood"


  Old saying

  Blood shed through violence seeks more blood in revenge

  Creating a cycle of bloodshed

  Feels trapped in inevitability of this violence

  Violence equals more violence

  Metaphor
• " I dare do all that may become a man"


  Manhood is tied to honour

  Those who go against natural order or pursue more power aren't men

  Prides his personal ambition

  He dares to do all that is good for a man to do
• "Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill"


  Once someone starts committing evil actions, often lead to further wrongdoing

  Bad deeds force you to commit more bad deeds