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"I have
no
spur
to
prick
the
sides
of
my intent
, only
vaulting ambition
" - Macbeth- Ambition and power
"Out
damned
spot:
Out I say!
" - Lady Macbeth-
Appearance
versus reality
"
Look
like thy
innocent flower
, but be the
serpent
under it" - Lady Macbeth- Appearance versus
reality
"
When
you
durst
do it,
then
you are a
man
" - Macbeth-
ambition
and power
"
Life
is a
tale
told by an
idiot
, full of
sound
and
fury
, signifying
nothing
"- Macbeth- Ambition and
power
"A
little
water
clears
us of this
deed
" & "All
perfumes
of
Arabia
will not
sweeten
this
little hand
"- LM- Appearance
versus
reality
"
Fair
is
foul
and
foul
is
fair
" & "So
foul and fair
a
day I have not seen
" - Witches and Macbeth-
Supernatural
"Double,
double toil and trouble
; Fire
burn
and
cauldron
bubble
" -
Witches
"Sleep
no more
"- Macbeth - Supernatural
"Is this a
dagger
I
see before me
"- Macbeths vision- Supernatural
"Come you
spirits
that tend on
mortal thoughts,
unsex me here
"- Lady Macbeth-
Gender
and appearance versus reality
"I would, while it was
smiling
in my
face
, have
plucked
my
nipple
from its
boneless gums
and
dashed
the
brains out
"- Lady Macbeth-
Violent
imagery
"
O
valiant cousin
,
worthy
gentleman
!"- Duncan- Illustrates how quick he is to recognise the good deeds of his men.
"
See, our
honour'd hostess
!"- Duncan- He is happy to see LM and she puts on a nice face to him.
"
My
worthy
Cawdor
!"- Duncan- He is describing Macbeth, he is promoting him.
"
There is no
art
to find the
mind's
construction
in the
face
" - Duncan- Shows he trusts appearances too much.
"
O worthiest cousin
!
The sin of my
ingratitude
"- Duncan- He is apologising to Macbeth
"Can the
devil speak true?
"-
Banquo-Rhetorical question-
Banquo is
shocked
that the witches
prophecies
are
true.
"The
instruments
of
darkness
tells us
truths
"-
Banquo-
Tells Macbeth to be careful. Illustrates the correct
approach.
"In
heaven
their
candles
are all
out
"- Banquo- He starts to recognise the
weird
,
strange supernatural
element are happening.
"In the
great
hands of
God...
I fight of
treason
malice
"- Banquo- He discovers the
dead body
of
King Duncan.
He is
outraged.
"I
fear
thou
play'dst
most
foully
for it"- He starts having creeping
doubts.
Macduff- "Most sacrilegious murder"- He has discovered
King Duncan dead body.
He is
horrified.
Macduff- "O nation
miserable
, with an untitled tyrant"- He realised Macbeth is behind these
murders
and all the terrible things that have happened.
Macduff-
"I bear a charmed life,
which must not yield to one of women born
" - Revengeful
Malcolm- "This
Tyrant...
was once thought honest' (4:3)- Malcolm talks about how Macbeth used to been seen as
respectful.
Malcolm- "
Angels are bright still
, though the brightest fell".
He cannot trust anyone.
"We shall not spend a
large expense
of time before we reckon with your several loves"-
Malcolm