Macbeth quotes A2 Flashcards
quote that shows Macbeth is having hallucinations of the dagger
Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. A2S1
quotes that show the dagger is an external force
fatal vision
A dagger of the mind, a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? A2S1
quote that shows the dagger is guiding Macbeth
Thou marshall’st me the way that I was going
phrases that show the killing of king is bloody
bloody business
Nature seems dead
quote that shows nature is already descending into chaos
I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry
Quote that shows Macbeth’s religious damnation and not being able to pronounce
But wherefore could not I pronounce ‘Amen’? I had most need of blessing, and ‘Amen’ Stuck in my throat A2S2
Quote that shows Macbeth will be filled with guilt and cannot feel peace
Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep’ A2S2
Quote that shows the scale of the sin that Macbeth has committed
Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? A2S2
metaphor: mythological imagery “neptune”
–> highlights the enormity and inescapability of his sins
–> the overwhelming guilt he has
symbolism: blood –> irreversible consequences, realisation of no escape
theme of guilt: highlight how it can lead destroy one’s mental self
Quote that shows Lady Macbeth bears the same guilt as Macbeth and criticises his cowardice
My hands are of your colour; but I shame To wear a heart so white A2S2
Quote that contrasts Lady Macbeth’s with Macbeth’s reaction after killing Duncan
A little water clears us of this deed A2S2
Quote that shows religious imagery that the king is connected to God
Most sacrilegious murder
Quote that shows nature is out of order
‘Tis said they eat each other
quote that shows Lady Macbeth criticising Macbeth returning with his daggers and significantly takes action and seizes the weapons
Infirm of purpose. Give me the daggers!
