Fate Quotes

Question 1

through the witches prophecies

Answer 1

“All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (Act 1, Scene 3)

Question 2

through Macbeth’s excitement at the thought of becoming King

Answer 2

“Two truths are told, As happy prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme” (Act 1, Scene 3)

Question 3

through Duncan’s irony

Answer 3

“This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle senses” (Act 1, Scene 6)

Question 4

Macbeth’s fear of Banquo’s sons becoming Kings

Answer 4

“Rather than so, come Fate into the list, And champion me to th’utterance” (Act 3, Scene 1)

Question 5

through Macbeth’s confidence in his invincibility

Answer 5

“But yet I’ll make assurance double sure And take a bond of fate” (Act 4, Scene 1)

Question 6

through the witches apparitions

Answer 6

through the witches apparitions: “Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnum Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him” (Act 4, Scene 1)

Question 7

by the fulfilment of the apparitions

Answer 7

“Let every soldier hew him down a bough, And bear’t before him” (Act 5, Scene 4)

Question 8

Macbeth’s recognises the inevitable arrival of death

Answer 8

“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day” (Act 5, Scene 5)

Question 9

Macbeth’s final defeat

Answer 9

“Despair thy charm, And let the angel whom thou still hast serv’d Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb Untimely ripp’d” (Act 5, Scene 8)