’art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it’
Theme = ambition
said my LadyMacbeth
LM knows that Macbeth is capable of ambitiousdreams, but she thinks he is unable to show the ruthlessbehaviour to achieve those dreams.
’stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deepdesires‘
Theme = Ambition
said by Macbeth
Macbeth wants to keep these feelingssecret, especially that he is willing to do anything to become King’
‘Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here’
Theme = Ambition
said by Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth calls on evil spirits to fulfill her ambitions.
she feels more masculine than Macbeth as she is more violent.
She could do more if she was a man as they have more power and respect from society.
‘Plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out’
Theme = gender
said by LadyMacbeth
Lady Macbeth would kill her child for power, which contrasts woman's caringnature
’Are you a man?’
Theme = gender
said by LadyMacbeth
Lady Macbeth insults Macbeth by questioning his masculinity
This would have been very strange at the time because women were supposed to be obedient.
would have shocked Jacobean’s
‘Give me my daggers’
Theme = gender
said by LadyMacbeth
Lady Macbeth has control and authority over Macbeth
She can command him to do what she wants which was very strange at the time
‘Out, damned spot! Out I say!‘
Theme = Guilt
said by Lady Macbeth while she is sleepwalking
Lady Macbeth’s guilt is coming to the surface and she can‘t get rid of the feeling.
‘Is this a dagger which I see before me?’
Theme = guilt
said by Macbeth
Macbeth hallucinates seeing a dagger in front of him on his way to killDuncan.
Reflects the guilt he is already feeling before he even kills the king.
‘doubtful joy’ and ‘restless ecstasy’
Theme = guilt
said by LadyMacbeth
oxymorons used to show Macbeth and Lady Macbeths mixed emotions, they got what they wanted but also feel guilty and uneasy about what they have done.
‘All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter‘
theme = power
said by the witches
The witches plant the idea of power in Macbeths mind, saying that he will be King in the future,
‘Unseamed from the nave to the chaps‘
theme = violence
scene of Macbeth killing the Thane of Cawdor at the beginning of the play.
Macbeth’s heroic violence in contrast to his unjustifiedtyranny by the end.
At the beginning he was respected for his ability to fight well.
‘From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth‘
theme = power
Malcom has had his birthright of the throne stolen from him by Macbeth.
‘Savagely slaughtered’
Theme = violence
Macduffs whole family were brutally killed like animals
Macduffs family were killed to punish him and deter him from fighting against Macbeth.
‘I am in blood, stepp’d so far I should wade more’
Theme = violence
said by Macbeth
Macbeth is drowning in the product of his violence and can’t go back and undo his wrongdoing. He can only go further and kill more people until he dies violently as well.
‘Bourne his faculties so meek’
Theme = corruption
Duncan was a good, kind and dedicated leader, he was humble and free from, corruption
meek(adjective): quite, gentle and easily imposed on, submissive
bourne(noun): a limit or boundary
‘Sleek over your rugged looks’
Theme = kingship
said by LadyMacbeth
to be king Macbeth must look the part
‘Valiant cousin‘ and ’worthy gentlemen‘
Theme = kingship
said by Duncan
Duncan trusts Macbeth and shows him admiration
whereas Macbeth is paranoid and kills people he is threatened by
Duncan is killed by someone he trusted
‘Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble‘
Theme = supernatural
said by witches
the witches are performing a spell
the rhyme could link to Macbeth as he rhymes throughout the play.
‘My wife and childrens ghosts will haunt me still‘
theme = supernatural
said by Macduff
the supernatural encourage Macduff to take revenge against Macbeth
‘This supernatural soliciting cannot be I’ll, cannot be good’
Theme = supernatural
said by Macbeth
Macbeth thinks that because the witches predictions are correct they cannot be evil, but since they are correct he becomes evil and greedy for the throne and more power.
‘when you durst do it’ and ‘Then you were a man’
Theme = gender
said by LadyMacbeth
Lady Macbeth is calling Macbeth a coward
she is threatening his masculinity and questioning it by Using her power over him to manipulate him into killing Duncan.
‘Will all great Neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hands? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine‘
Theme = guilt
said by Macbeth
Macbeth doesn’t think that anything will ever be able to get the metaphorical blood off his hands.
‘unsex me here’
Theme = gender
said by LadyMacbeth
Lady Macbeth wants the weakness associated with being female taken away.
‘Here‘s the smell of blood still. All perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand’
Theme = guilt
said by LadyMacbeth
nothing will ever take away her guilt of killing Duncan
‘I pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise will the valour of my tongue’
said by Lady Macbeth.
she is talking about manipulating Macbeth into doing what she want him to do.
‘Dagger of the mind a false creation’
Said my Macbeth
Macbeth is questioning wether he is seeing the floating dagger
‘Had i power, I should pour the sweet milk of concord into Hell’
Said by Malcolm
Malcolm is testing Macduff by seeing wether he would support another bloodthirsty king or be loyal to Scotland.
‘Dispute it like a man’ and ‘I must also feel it like a man’
Theme = gender
Malcolm is encouraging Macduff to get revenge on Macbeth.
Macduff believes he should also grieve his loss
Could have been strange at this time to see a man grieve as men were supposed to be seen as touch and strong and women were the stereo typical emotional ones.
‘Fair Is foul and foul is fair’
Theme = supernatural
said by the witches
Appearances can be deceiving, what seems good and trustworthy can be evil. This is reflected in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who pretend to be loyal and virtuous but are actually ambitious and muderous.
‘When shall we three meet again, in thunder lightning or in rain’
Theme = supernatural
said by the witches
Part of the spell to lure Macbeth
symbolised terror and darkness which is the setting in most of the play
stormy weather symbolises how their powers stir up trouble snd go against natural order.
‘By pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes‘
Theme = supernatural
said by the witches
The witches recognise Macbeth as similiar to them. They can feel his devil before he arrives
‘For none of woman born shall harm Macbeth’
Said by the Wicthes
The prophecy which leads to Macbeth‘s death as he was killed by Macduff who was born through a c-section
‘He is noble, wise, judicious‘
Theme = kingship
said by Ross
Macduff is trusted
Judicious(adjective): showing reason and good judgment when making decisions.