'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on th'other' Macbeth
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'When you durst do it then you were a man' Lady Macbeth
'LIATTBAIFOSAFSN'
'Life... is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing' Macbeth
Nihilism
A belief that life is pointless. In Macbeth's final soliloquy, he expresses his views for nihilism.
Omnipotent
All powerful. Macbeth's harmartia is ominpotent.
SFAFADIHNS
'So foul and fair a day I have no seen' Macbeth
ISADISBMTHTMH
'Is this a dagger I see before me, the handle toward my hand' Macbeth
WTRS
'With Tarquin's ravishing strides' Macbeth
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'Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under't' Lady Macbeth
HPMNFHBGADTBO
'Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out' Lady Macbeth
ODSOIS
'Out damn spot, out I say' Lady Macbeth
Avaricious
Having a greed for extreme wealth or materialism. Macbeth is avaricious as he yearns for power and kingship.
Motif
A recurring theme or symbol throughout the play. In Macbeth, a motif of blood and death is present.
Zealotry
An extreme obsession/devotion to something. Macbeth's proves he is a zealot through his extreme ambition. Macbeth's zealotry is his ambition.
Tyranny
Cruel and oppressive treatment by a leader. Macbeth becomes a tyrannical leader/shows tyranny through his continious slaughter of lives in exchange for power.
Hubris
Excessive pride or self confidence. Macbeth's hubris is apparent to the audience after the witches prophecies.
'TDBAHFLQ'
'The dead butcher and his fiend-like queen' Malcom
CYSUMH
'Come you spirits... unsex me here' Lady Macbeth
MDMS
'Macbeth does murder sleep'
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'I have no words: my voice is in my sword' Macduff