Kingship vs Tyranny Quotes Flashcards
(12 cards)
through the witches prophecies
“All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (Act 1, Scene 3)
through Duncan’s faith in Macbeth to be an heir to the throne
“I have begun to plant thee and will labour To make thee full of growing” (Act 1, Scene 4)
as motivation for Macbeth to commit violence
“The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step On which I must fall down, or else o’erleap, For in my way it lies” (Act 1, Scene 4)
through Duncan’s great rule
“Besides, this Duncan hath borne his facilities so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongu’d against The deep damnation of his taking off” (Act 1, Scene 7)
through the shift of power unto Macbeth
“The sovereignty will fall upon Macbeth” (Act 2, Scene 4)
through Macduff’s worries about Macbeth’s reign
“Well may you see things well done there. Adieu, Lest our old robes sit easier than our new” (Act 2, Scene 4)
through Macbeth’s tyrannical rule
“Bleed, bleed, poor country, Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure, For goodness dare not check there” (Act 4, Scene 3)
through the destruction of Scotland
“I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash Is added to her wounds” (Act 4, Scene 3)
through fear of Macbeth’s power as King
“I think, but dare not speak.” (Act 5, Scene 1)
through Macbeth being unworthy of his title
“Now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe Upon a dwarfish thief” (Act 5, Scene 2)
through the struggle for power between the rightful heir and Macbeth
“Or so much as it needs To dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds. Make we our march towards Birnam” (Act 5, Scene 2)
through the restoration of the rightful heir
“Whom we invite to see us crown’d at Scone” (Act 5, Scene 9)
