Key quotes to remember!

Question 1

“Fair is foul and foul is fair” -witches (1,1)
“So fair and foul a day I have not seen”-Macbeth (1,3)

Answer 1

The witches speak with paradoxical language to cause moral confusion, which could foreshadow later events in the play.
Macbeth’s first line uses lexical mirroring, causing an instant connection to him and the witches, hinting that he is already a victim to the witches manipulations

Question 2

“Brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name”- Captain (1,2)

Answer 2

Before we are introduced to Macbeth, he is already established as a valiant soldier, a figure of honour and respect

Question 3

“nought’s had..”

Answer 3

“all’s spent; where our desire is got without content”