macbeth quotes

Question 1

: What quote shows Macbeth’s awareness of unchecked ambition?

Answer 1

A: “Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.”
🧠 Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 7) – He recognises ambition as dangerous and overreaching.

Question 2

Q: What quote shows Macbeth wants to hide his ambition?

Answer 2

A: “Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
🧠 Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 4) – He knows his ambition is evil and wants it hidden.

Question 3

Q: What quote shows Lady Macbeth rejecting femininity?

Answer 3

A: “Unsex me here, and fill me… top-full of direst cruelty.”
🧠 Lady Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 5) – She rejects her gender to become ruthless.

Question 4

Q: What quote shows Lady Macbeth’s manipulation?

Answer 4

A: “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t.”
🧠 Lady Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 5) – She instructs Macbeth to deceive others.

Question 5

Q: What quote shows Lady Macbeth’s confidence in power?

Answer 5

A: “Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom.”
🧠 Lady Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 5) – She sees killing Duncan as their path to total rule.

Question 6

Q: What quote praises Macbeth’s violence in battle?

Answer 6

A: “Smoked with bloody execution.”
🧠 Captain (Act 1, Scene 2) – Macbeth is introduced as a fearsome warrior.

Question 7

Q: What quote shows Macbeth’s fear of Banquo?

Answer 7

A: “Our fears in Banquo stick deep.”
🧠 Macbeth (Act 3, Scene 1) – He sees Banquo as a threat and plots his murder.

Question 8

Q: What quote shows Macbeth justifying Duncan’s murder?

Answer 8

A: “For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind.”
🧠 Macbeth (Act 3, Scene 1) – He says he killed Duncan only for Banquo’s heirs.