6 Key qoutes

Question 1

Which quote shows Macbeth’s brain being overwhelmed by pressure and inner conflict?

Answer 1

“heat-oppressed brain” (Act 2, Scene 1)
Technique: Soliloquy, Oxymoron
Meaning: Macbeth’s thoughts are overwhelmed by ambition and emotional pressure.
Apply: Guilt / Ambition / Kingship / Mental Decline

Question 2

Which quote shows that even the witches see Macbeth as evil and no longer human?

Answer 2

“Something wicked this way comes” (Act 4, Scene 1)
Technique: Juxtaposition, Cremmorphism
Meaning: Macbeth is so evil the witches admire and dehumanise him.
Apply: Supernatural / Ambition / Macbeth’s Transformation

Question 3

Which quote shows Macbeth’s realisation that life is meaningless after Lady Macbeth’s death?

Answer 3

“Life is but a walking shadow” (Act 5, Scene 5)
Technique: Metaphor
Meaning: Regret, emptiness — Macbeth feels all his ambition was for nothing.
Apply: Regret / Guilt / Meaning of Life / Kingship

Question 4

Which quote shows Banquo warning that the witches tell half-truths to destroy people?

Answer 4

“The instruments of darkness tell us truths… only to betray us” (Act 1, Scene 3)
Technique: Metaphor, Juxtaposition
Meaning: The witches gain trust to later twist it into destruction.
Apply: Supernatural / Fate & Free Will / Betrayal

Question 5

Which quote shows the witches controlling the weather and setting a dark, chaotic tone?

Answer 5

“In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” (Act 1, Scene 1)
Technique: Pathetic Fallacy, Foreshadowing
Meaning: Introduces supernatural power and chaos from the very start.
Apply: Supernatural / Power / Tragedy

Question 6

Which quote shows Macbeth as a brutal warrior who’s comfortable with violence?

Answer 6

“Unseam’d him from the nave to the chops” (Act 1, Scene 2)
Technique: Violent Imagery, Cremmorphism
Meaning: Macbeth is introduced as a savage fighter, foreshadowing his downfall.
Apply: Masculinity / Violence / Macbeth’s Character