Macbeth quotes Flashcards
(12 cards)
Said by the witches when Macbeth first meets them.Means what appears good can be evil
“Fair is Foul and foul is fair”
Said by King Duncan when he finds out of Macbeth’s heroic acts in war.
“O valiant cousin,Worthy gentlemen!
Said by King Duncan In A1 S2 to signify that Macbeth has won the title of thane of Cawdor.
“What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won”
Said by Macbeth,Describing the witches when he first meets them with Banquo
“What are these so withered and so wild in their attire.”
Said by Lady Macbeth meaning she wants to be stripped of all her female features,feelings and tendencies
“Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here”.
said by Macbeth and shows Macbeth was scared to kill King Duncan
“Make my seated heart knock at my ribs”
Said by Banquo in disbelief when questing the truth of the Witches predictions
“What! Can the devil speak true?”
Said By Macbeth.Show Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are equal in stature in the play and that their relationship is close
“My dearest partner of greatness”
Said by Lady Macbeth when describing Macbeth as too innocent to kill Duncan
“Too full o’the milk of human kindness.”
Said by Lady Macbeth to Macbeth to tell him to look innocent but be a tratoir
“Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.”
Said by Lady Macbeth to Try and Give Macbeth courage to kill Duncan
“Screw your courage to the sticking place.”
Lady Macbeth signalling That Macbeth inst a man as he cant kill Duncan
“When you durst do it, then you were a man”
