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what are quotes from macbeth?
“False face must hide what false heart doth know”
“Vaulting ambition”
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle towards my hand?”
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “False face doth must hide what false heart doth know”?
ambition and deception
part of rhyming couplet (shows end of act 1)
soliloquy
what’s the analyse of “False face must hide what false heart doth know”?
when macbeths deciding on whether to kill duncan, needs to have a face of innocence, harbours dark side. highlights theme of deception
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Vaulting ambition”?
ambition
hyperbol - a “vaulting” ambition is too much for him to handle, shows ambition can be corrupting
what’s the analyse of “Vaulting ambition”?
refers to macbeths excessive and uncontrolled desire for power. releasing ambition is the only thing motivating him to kill duncan
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle towards my hand?”
violence, the supernatural, macbeth, madness, lady macbeth
what’s the analysis of “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle towards my hand?”?
macbeth hallucinating- show detertsiom of his mind. “Is this…?” shows he’s full of doubt.
what are quotes from lady macbeth?
“Yet i do fear thy nature, It is too full of the milk of human kindness.”
“Come you spirits… Unsex me here!”
“Look like th’ innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”
“A little water clears us of this deed”
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Yet i do fear thy nature, It is too full of the milk of human kindness.”
foreshadowing
morality vs ambition, power, ambition, gender roles, lady macbeth, macbeth
what’s the analyse of “Yet i do fear thy nature, It is too full of the milk of human kindness.”?
lady macbeths expressing concern that macbeth’s to kind to seize crown that’s needed to get on the throne quote reveals how ruthless she is in believing it’s necessary. to
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Come you spirits… Unsex me here!”?
imperative
gender, supernatural, power, corruption
what’s the analyse of “Come you spirits… Unsex me here!”?
lady macbeth is embracing the supernatural, macbeths nervous command was against norm of women at the time. imperative sentence shows her as a destructible person influenced by the supernatural
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Look like th’ innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”?
deception, ambition, sin, religion, corruption, good vs evil
imagery, religious allusions, juxtapositions
what’s the analyse of “Look like th’ innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”?
crucial line that encapsulates lady macbeth manipulates nature and plays theme of deception and ambition. imagery of the “innocent flower” highlights the goods, but also the vulnerability of honest , human behaviour. juxtaposition with “the serpent under’t” is a biblical reference to serpent in garden of eden
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “A little water clears us of this deed”?
lady macbeth, macbeth, justice, sin, morality
pronoun
what’s the analyse of “A little water clears us of this deed”?
said lady macbeth after macbeth has murdered king duncan. reassuring macbeth that there physical and emotional guilt can be washed away with a quick wash of water
what are the quotes from the witches?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”
“Beware Macduff”
“Thou shalt get kings, though thou none”
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?
good vs evil, morality, supernatural, witches
alliteration - uneasy tone
repetition
what’s the analyse of “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?
audience can see that what’s right is wrong and what’s wrong is right. “Foul” is mor intimidating than “fair”. James I wrote book stating magic is evil.
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Beware Macduff”?
prophecy, betrayal, fear
what’s the analyse of “Beware Macduff”?
witches warned macbeth to be wary of macduff. the warning delivered through aperation (an armed head), contributes to macbeths downfall. creates sense of impending doom
what are the themes and sentence type of the quote “Thou shalt get kings, though thou none”?
supernatural
what’s the analyse of “Thou shalt get kings, though thou none”?
referring to banquo. prophecies that whilst banquo won’t be king, his descendants will be. prophecy’s a key but if play as it contrasts with macbeths own ambition and contributes to play themes of fate and free will.
