Macbeth Quotes

Question 1

First thing about witches triplet

Answer 1

When the hurly-burly’s done,

When the battle’s lost and won’ (Second Witch)

Question 2

First mention of main character

Answer 2

There to meet with MacBeth’ (Third Witch)

Question 3

Paradox said in unity

Answer 3

Fair is foul, and foul is fair’ (Witches)

Question 4

Said about macbeth very positive

Answer 4

brave MacBeth – well he deserves that name’ (Captain)

Question 5

Like someones minion

Answer 5

Like Valour’s minion carv’d out his passage’ (Captain)

Question 6

Action that he did to someone in the bttle

Answer 6

Till he unseam’d him from the nave to th’chaps

And fixed his head upon our battlements’ (Captain)

Question 7

Said about Macbeth and banquo

Answer 7

‘Dismay’d not this our captains, MacBeth and Banquo?’ (Duncan)

Question 8

Sarcastic comment about about the captains

Answer 8

Yes, as sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion’ (Captain)

Question 9

Christian reference

Answer 9

meant to bathe in reeking wounds

Or memorise another Golgotha’ (Captain)

Question 10

Someones bridegroom

Answer 10

Bellona’s bridegroom’ (Captain)

Question 11

Something said to macbeth he is gaining what someone else has lost rhyme

Answer 11

Go pronounce his present death

And with his former title greet MacBeth’ (Duncan)

Question 12

Something said to macbeth he is gaining what someone else has lost

Answer 12

What he hath lost, noble MacBeth hath won’ (Duncan)

Question 13

Reference to witches quote earlier fair

Answer 13

So foul and fair a day I have not seen’ (MacBeth)

Question 14

Live you quote by banquo

Answer 14

Live you, or are you aught

That man may question?’ (Banquo)

Question 15

Quote questioning witches gender

Answer 15

you should be women,
And yet your beards forbid me to interpret
That you are so’ (Banquo)

Question 16

The prophercy

Answer 16

All hail MacBeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis.’
‘All hail MacBeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor.’
‘All hail MacBeth, hail to thee, that shalt be king hereafter.’ (Witches)

Question 17

After prophecy contradicting

Answer 17

Lesser than MacBeth, and greater.’
‘Not so happy, yet much happier.’
‘Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.’ (Witches)

Question 18

Mentioning to Macbeth about thane of Cawdor

Answer 18

He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor’ (Ross)

Question 19

The first part of the property came true “greater”

Answer 19

(Aside) ‘Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor:

The greatest is behind’ (MacBeth)

Question 20

The supernatural can’t be good

Answer 20

‘This supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill, cannot be good’ (MacBeth)

Question 21

I could be king without intervening

Answer 21

‘If chance will have me king, why chance may crown me

Without my stir’ (MacBeth)

Question 22

Duncan to macbeth worthiest

Answer 22

‘worthiest cousin’ (Duncan)

Question 23

Saying karma is going to help him out

Answer 23

‘The service and the loyalty I owe,

In doing it, pays itself’ (Macbeth)

Question 24

He must go over the son to be king

Answer 24

(Aside) ‘The Prince of Cumberland: that is a step

On which I must fall down, or else o’erleap’ (Macbeth)

Question 25

Hide his deep desires

Answer 25

(Aside) ‘Stars, hide your fires, | Let light not see my black and deep desires’ (Macbeth)

Question 26

People are too kimd

Answer 26

yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 27

People say they do things but they don't do the,

Answer 27

thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 28

Pouring something in ear

Answer 28

I may pour my spirits in thine ear’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 29

Raven is hoarse

Answer 29

The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 30

Unsex me

Answer 30

Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty!’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 31

End of unsexing womens breasts

Answer 31

Come to my woman's breasts, | And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 32

He shall not see tomorrow

Answer 32

O, never | Shall sun that morrow see!’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 33

Flower quote, really important

Answer 33

look like the innocent flower, | But be the serpent under't’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 34

Better to be quick

Answer 34

‘If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well | It were done quickly’ (Macbeth)

Question 35

Karma is there

Answer 35

‘we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return To plague the inventor’ (Macbeth)

Question 36

Poisoned chalice

Answer 36

‘our poison'd chalice | To our own lips’ (Macbeth)

Question 37

Meant to help him not kill him

Answer 37

‘He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself’ (Macbeth)

Question 38

Has no intention

Answer 38

‘I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other.’ (Macbeth)

Question 39

We will stop

Answer 39

‘We will proceed no further in this business’ (Macbeth)

Question 40

Questioning him

Answer 40

‘Was the hope drunk | Wherein you dress'd yourself?’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 41

Answers back about manhood

Answer 41

‘I dare do all that may become a man; | Who dares do more is none.’ (Macbeth)

Question 42

You aren't a man until you do it

Answer 42

‘When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man.’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 43

Extremely aggressive imagery lady macbeth

Answer 43

‘I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 44

If we fail we fail

Answer 44

‘If we should fail?’ (Macbeth) ‘We fail! But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 45

I am setteled

Answer 45

‘I am settled, and bend up Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with fairest show: False face must hide what the false heart doth know’ (Macbeth)

Question 46

Dagger imagery

Answer 46

‘Is this a dagger which I see before me, | The handle toward my hand?’ (Macbeth)

Question 47

About to kill duncan

Answer 47

A bell rings ‘I go, and it is done; the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan; for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell.’ (Macbeth)

Question 48

Would have done it but looked like her dad

Answer 48

‘Had he not resembled | My father as he slept, I had done't.’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 49

Couldn't even say amen

Answer 49

‘I had most need of blessing, and 'Amen' | Stuck in my throat.’ (Macbeth)

Question 50

He can't sleep anymore

Answer 50

'Sleep no more! | Macbeth does murder sleep' (Macbeth)

Question 51

Wont sleep anymore

Answer 51

‘Macbeth shall sleep no more.' (Macbeth)

Question 52

All the seas couldn't clean his hand

Answer 52

‘Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood | Clean from my hand?’ (Macbeth)

Question 53

My hands are of your colour

Answer 53

‘My hands are of your colour; but I shame | To wear a heart so white.’ (Lady Macbeth)

Question 54

Try to wake him hes dead

Answer 54

Knocking within ‘Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!’ (Macbeth)