Macbeth - quotes: Act Three

Question 1

Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promis’d; and I fear, thou play’dst most foully for ‘t

Answer 1

Banquo to himself

Question 2

To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus

Answer 2

Macbeth to himself

Question 3

Upon my head they plac’d a fruitless crown.

Answer 3

Macbeth to himself

Question 4

I could with bare-fac’d power sweep him from my sight and bid my will avouch it, yet I must not, for certain friends that are both his and mine, whose loves I may not drop.

Answer 4

Macbeth to Second Murderer

Question 5

Nought’s had, all’s spent, where our desire is got without content.

Answer 5

Lady Macbeth to herself

Question 6

Things without all remedy should be without regard: what’s done is done.

Answer 6

Lady Macbeth to Macbeth

Question 7

Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace

Answer 7

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 8

Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night

Answer 8

Lady Macbeth to Macbeth

Question 9

And make our faces vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are

Answer 9

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 10

Come, seeling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, and with thy bloody and invisible hand cancel and tear to pieces that great bond which keeps me pale!

Answer 10

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 11

We have lost best half of our affair

Answer 11

Second murder to first and third murderer.

Question 12

The worm that’s fled hath nature that in time will venom breed no teeth for the present

Answer 12

Macbeth to Murderer

Question 13

Thou canst not say I did it: never shake thy gory locks at me

Answer 13

Macbeth to ghost of Banquo

Question 14

Are you a man?

Answer 14

Lady Macbeth to Macbeth

Question 15

This is the very painting of your fear; this is the air drawn dagger which, you said, led you to Duncan

Answer 15

Lady Macbeth to Macbeth

Question 16

It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood;

Answer 16

*Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 17

How sayst thou, that Macduff denies his person at our great bidding?

Answer 17

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 18

And bedtimes I will–to the weird sisters: more shall they speak; for now I am bent to know, by the worst means, the worst

Answer 18

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 19

Strange things I have in head that will to hand. Which must be acted ere they may be scann’d.

Answer 19

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 20

We are yet but young in deed

Answer 20

Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

Question 21

Shall rise such artificial sprites as by the strength of their illusion shall draw him onto his confusion.

Answer 21

Hecate to first witch

Question 22

Did he not straight in pious rage the two delinquents tear, that were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep? Was not that nobly done?

Answer 22

Lennox to Lord

Question 23

The tyrant’s feast

Answer 23

Lennox to Lord

Question 24

To wake Northumberland and war-like Siward; that, by the help of these–with him above to ratify the work–we may again give to our tables meat

Answer 24

Lord to Lennox

Question 25

Prepares for some attempt at war

Answer 25

Lord to Lennox

Question 26

You’ll rue the time that clogs me with this answer

Answer 26

Lord to Lennox

Question 27

May soon return to this our suffering country under a hand accurs’d!

Answer 27

Lennox to Lord