Act I Flashcards
What is the first stage direction of the play that opens the play with something scary
“Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches”
What do the witches say in scene 1 showing that they are associated with Chaos
“When the hurlyburlys done”
Most key witch quote
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”
Quote Macbeth says that links him to the witches creating idea of fate
“So foul and fair a day”
Quote Macbeth says to describe the witches
“Look not like the inhabitants o’ the earth”
Macbeth talk abt dressing up on thane of corder robes (appearance VS reality)
“Why do you dress me in borrow’d robes”
What banquos says abt darkness that shows temptation and banquo speaks moral
“The instruments of darkness tell us truths”
Quote abt macbeths state of man showing he is a man of action but can’t act
“Shakes so my single state of man”
Key Duncan quote abt not being able to tell what people are thinking — deception
“There’s not art to find the minds construction in the face”
Wild fires quote, his desires are bad and should stay hidden
“Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires”
Quote abt lady Macbeth’s evil spirits showing she is evil from the beginning and is determined to make Macbeth king
“That I may pour my spirits in thine ear”
Quote abt lady Macbeth not wanting to be women
“Unsex me here”
Lady Macbeth’s purity replaced with poison
“Take my milk for gall”
Lady Macbeth quote saying Duncan’s not gonna see tomorrow but also aligning him with “son” of god and top of hierarchy
“Never shall sun that morrow see!”
Lady Macbeth quote appear one way but be the other
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”
