Macbeth core quotations

Cards (6)

  • For brave macbeth 

    . Macbeth has bravely fought in a battle on the side of the ruler, King Duncan risking his own life
    . The captain clearly in empressed by Macbeth to the King
    . By uusing brackets Sharespeare is emphasising that Macbeth deserves to be called brave and his bravery stands out
  • "We will proceed no further" 

    . Macbeth tells his wife that he does not want to kill King Duncan anymore
    . Macbeth really struggled with the decision togao ahead with the plot
    . Macbeth do not want to go against his friend, the king or God ( removing the rightful king from the throne was a sin against God
    . Laby Macbeth manipulate Macbeth to go ahead with the murder she calls him a coward accuses him of lying to his wife implies that he is less than a man
  • "Unseam him from the nave" 

    . Macbeth's is violent is presented at the start on the play
    . He is throught to be a hero because of his violence to kill people for the King
    . When fighting Macbeth attacked a man he had never met before and split him from his belly to his jaw and then cut of his head
  • "If the good why do l yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth u fix my hair" 

    . Macbeth 's mind jumbs to the death of King Duncan the only way of becoming king.
    .The imagery of terror that Shakespeare uses in the qoute suggests that Macbeth is already thinking about murder
    . The possibility of power has moved him from a loyal subject oto the worst King of traitor
  • "stars hide your fires let not light see my black and deep desires" 

    In aside Macbeth says that Malcolm is now an obstacle for him and says those words admitting that he wants the crown even throught it is disloyal to want it
  • "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent only" 

    Macbeth says this I his saliloqury at the start of the scene
    . Macbeth is struggling to take action. He realises the only thing making him want to kill King Duncan is ambition. He says ambition makes people do stupid things and leads to disasters