QUOTES

Question 1

fair is ______, _______ is fair

Answer 1

fair is foul , foul is fair
PARADOX
sets the eerie , unnatural tone , blurs moral boundaries

Question 2

all _____ macbeth, that ______ __ King _________!

Answer 2

all hail macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter
prophecy sparks macbeths ambition

Question 3

by the _____ of __ ______, something _____ this way _____

Answer 3

ACT 4 - when she senses m coming
by the pricking of my thumbs , something wicked this way comes
even the witches sense macbeths evil
he’s become monstrous!

Question 4

if _____ will have me ____, why, ______ may crown me without my ____

Answer 4

if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without my stir
ACT 1
m considers letting fate guide him - (without my stir = without effort)

Question 5

thou shalt ___ _____, though thou be ____

Answer 5

thou shalt get kings though thou be none
ACT 1 - addressed to b
b’s prophecy introduces the idea of legacy and threat

Question 6

is this a _____ i see _____ ___?

Answer 6

is this a dagger i see before me?
ACT 2
supernatural illusion reflects macbeths mental state

Question 7

thy ____ _____ do shake

Answer 7

thy gory locks do shake
ACT 2
macneth haunted by what he’s done

Question 8

come, you _____, ____ me here (supernatural explanation)

Answer 8

come you spirits , unsex me here
ACT 1
calls on dark forces to remove her humanity

Question 9

make ____ my blood, / stop up th’access and ______ to _______

Answer 9

make thick my blood/ stop up th’access and passage to remorse
ACT 1
wishes to feel no guilt - unnatural desire

Question 10

the night has been ________

Answer 10

the night has been untruly
ACT 2
natural world disturbed after murder

Question 11

dark night ____ the _______ lamp

Answer 11

dark night strangles the travelling lamp
ACT 2
daylight disappears after the regicide - nature rejects macbeth

Question 12

he’s here in _______ ______

Answer 12

he’s here in double trust
ACT 1
m knows he’s betraying d
betrayal is premeditated = worse

Question 13

i have no _____ to ___ the sides of my _____, only ___________ ambition

Answer 13

i have no spur to prick the sides of my intent , only vaulting ambition
m admits its only his ambition driving him - foreshadows betrayal
betrayal of his moral conscience
regicide = ultimate sin!

Question 14

_____, ________ poor country!

Answer 14

bleed, bleed poor country - macduff
ACT 4
m’s rule is a betrayl of soctlands wellbeing
blood imagery = consequences for entire nation
DRoK
abuse of power!
people who rise through treachery will cause suffering `

Question 15

O nation _______, with an ______ ______ bloody-sceptered

Answer 15

O nation miserable, with an untitled tyrant bloody-sceptered
ACT 4
m’s rule is illegitimate

Question 16

our fears in _______ stick _____

Answer 16

our fears in banquo stick deep
ACT 3
threatened by b’s prophecy
betray his closest friend to secure power

Question 17

fail not our ____

Answer 17

fail not our feast
ACT 3
dramatic irony = m acting friendly whilst planning murder of b
m’s betrayal escalates to personal betrayal
juxtaposes public politeness w private treachery

Question 18

those he _________ move only in __________ / nothing in _____

Answer 18

those he commands move only in command / nothing in love
ACT 5
macbeth is betrayed!
his own soldiers no longer support him
betrayal breeds mistrust + isolation
betrayal = devils work so m’s fate = punishment JACOBEAN BELIEF

Question 19

macduff was from his ________ _______ untimely _______

Answer 19

macduff was from his mothers womb, utimely ripped
ACT 5
m betrayed by witches half-truths
shows how he himself was manipulated

Question 20

_______ me here! (betrayal)

Answer 20

unsex me here!
ACT 1
LM betrays her own values and fememinity
abandons maternal , nurturing instincts
later, guilt consumes her, suggesting she betrayed herself morally

Question 21

_____, ______, damned ______! (betrayal)

Answer 21

out,out, damned spot!
guilt of betrayal leads to madness + death
hallucinations in sleep
internal betrayal = conflict between ambition and conscience

Question 22

will all _____ _______ ______ wash this _____ clean from my _____?

Answer 22

will all great neptunes oceans wash this blood clean from my hand? - M
ACT 2
initial reaction
hyperbole = overwhelming
crime has tainted him forever

Question 23

macbeth _____ _________ sleep

Answer 23

macbeth doth murder sleep
ACT 2
sleeplessness
guilt has killed his peace of mind + corrupted his soul

Question 25

a little ____ clears us of this ______

Answer 25

a little water clears us of this deed ACT 2 - early dismissal of guilt contrast to M - believes guilt can be erased early

Question 26

____,______ damned _____! (guilt)

Answer 26

out out damned spot ACT 5 psychological breakdown hallucination of blood guilt emerges subconsciously in sleepwalking her death = implied suicide - guilt destroyed her!

Question 27

here's the ______ of ______ , still , all the ______ of arabia will not _______ this ______ hand

Answer 27

here's the smell of blood still, all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand ACT 5 - LM blood = physical reminder - recurring motif cant escape her guilt - even in her sleep murder has affected her mind

Question 28

symbols of guilt

Answer 28

motif of blood - heres the smell of blood still struggling with sleep - macbeth doth murder sleep hallucinations - (dagger/blood) - is this a dagger i see before me / here's the smell of.....