GCSE English - Macbeth: Quotes

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What three quotes are used to praise Macbeth in war in Act I?
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What three quotes are used to praise Macbeth in war in Act I?
Brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name (Captain)

Valiant cousin (Duncan)

Worthy gentleman (Duncan)
What is an example of ambiguous language used by the witches in Act I Scene I?
Fair is foul, and foul is fair (Witches)
In Act I Scene III, Macbeth echoes the witches' ambiguous language. What does he say?
So fair and foul a day I have not seen (Macbeth)
How does Banquo describe Macbeth's first reaction to the witches in Act I?
Why do you start and seem to fear/Things that sound so fair? (Banquo)

he seems rapt withal (Banquo)
How does Banquo describe the appearance of the witches?
So wither'd and so wild in their attire,/That look not like th'inhabitants o' the earth and yet are on't (Banquo)
What adjective does Macbeth use to describe the witches in Act I Scene III?
imperfect (Macbeth)
In Act I Scene III, clothing imagery is used when Macbeth is declared Thane of Cawdor. What does he say?
Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes? (Macbeth)
After he is declared Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth launches into a mini solioquy, describing the witches prophecies. What does he say starting with 'if good...'?
If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair/And make my seated heart knock at my ribs/Against the use of nature? (Macbeth)
At the end of Macbeth describing his 'chance' to be 'king' in Act I, what does he say?
If chance would have me king, why chance may crown me/Without my stir (Macbeth)
After Malcolm is declared the Prince of Cumberland, Duncan makes a reference to the 'stars' 'shin[ing]'. Macbeth echoes this aside, in a darker manner. What does he say?
Stars, hide your fires,/Let not light see my black and deep desires (Macbeth)
After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she fear that Macbeth has too much of to kill Duncan?Too full o'th'milk of human kindness/To catch the nearest way (Lady Macbeth)What edvidence is there in Act I Scene V that Lady Macbeth wants to be rid of her femininity?Come you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here (Lady Macbeth) Come to my woman's breasts/And take my milk for gall (Lady Macbeth)How does Macbeth address Lady Macbeth when he first appears to her after being declared Thane of Cawdor?My dearest love (Macbeth)What is a quote from Act I Scene V that helps to highlight the theme of appearance VS reality?Look like th'innocent flower,/But be the serpent under/t (Lady Macbeth)In Macbeth's solioquy in Act I Scene VII, he voices that he does not want to kill Duncan. How does he do this?But in these cases we still have judgement here (Macbeth) Here's here in double trust:/First as I am his kinsman and his subject, then, as his host,/Who should against his murderer shut the door, (Macbeth) So clear in his great office (Macbeth)After Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to kill Duncan in Act I Scene VII, what does mMacbeth say to imply that he will be hiding his true motives?False face must hide what false heart doth know (Macbeth)From Lady Macbeth's speech in Act I Scene VII, how does she insult Macbeth's manhood?When you durst do it, then you were a man (Lady Macbeth)From Lady Macbeth's speech in Act I Scene VII, how does she compare her 'feminine' ambition to his?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)In Macbeth's famous 'dagger' solioquy, what supports the fact that he is hallucinating?Or art thou but/A dagger of the mind, a false creation/Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? (Macbeth)After Macbeth murders Duncan, he overhears two men praying. What is he not able to say?I could not say 'Amen' (Macbeth)After Macbeth murders Duncan, he looks at the blood on his hands and feels guilty. How is this shown?Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/Clean from my hand? (Macbeth)When the castle finds out Duncan has been murdered, Malcolm and Donaldbain suspect that the men are not as they seem. How is this evident?To show an unfelt sorrow is an office/Which the false man does easy (Malcolm) There's daggers in men's smiles (Donaldbain)At the beginning of Act III, Banquo voices his concern that Macbeth killed Duncan in a small solioquy. What does he say?Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all,/As the weird women promis'd, and I fear/Thou played'st most foully for't; yet it was said/It should not stand in thy posterity/But that myself should be the root and father/Of many kings (Banquo)In a little solioquy in Act III Scene I, Macbeth shows his anxiety toward Banquo. What does he say?Our fears in Banquo/Stick deep, and in his royalty of nature/Reigns that which would be fear'd (Macbeth)In Macbeth's solioquy in Act III Scene I after voicing his concerns about Banquo, Macbeth uses metaphors and adjectives to show that he will be the last in his bloodline to be king. What are they?Fruitless crown (Macbeth) Barren sceptre (Macbeth) Unlineal hand (Macbeth)In Act III Scene I, what does Macbeth call the murderers which challenges their masculinity?dogs (Macbeth)What image in Act III Scene II shows that Macbeth's work is incomplete and that Duncan's sons still live?We have scorch'd the snake, not kill'd it (Macbeth)Macbeth is stressed in Act III Scene II. What does he say to Lady Macbeth to highlight this?O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife! (Macbeth)When Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo, what does he say?Thou canst not say I did it; never shake/Thy gory locks at me! (Macbeth)After Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo, Lady Macbeth attempts to control the situation by questioning Macbeth. What does she say?Are you a man? (Lady Macbeth)What does Lady Macbeth say to her husband after seeing Banquo's ghost to convince him that it's his imagination?O proper stuff!/This is the very painting of your fear;/This is the air-drawn dagger which you said/Led you to Duncan (Lady Macbeth)When Macbeth is angry toward Macduff in Act III Scene V, what does he say to imply that he will punish him?It will have blood they say: blood will have blood (Macbeth)What image is used in Act III Scene V to show that Macbeth believes that there is no going back?I am in blood/Stepp'd in so far that should I wade no more,/Returning were as tedious as go o'er (Macbeth)What does Macbeth say in Act IV Scene II when he decides to murder the family of Macduff quickly?From this moment, the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand (Macbeth)How does Malcolm describe Macbeth whilst talking to Macduff in Act IV Scene III?black Macbeth (Malcolm) Devilish Macbeth (Malcolm)What does Malcolm say in Act IV Scene III to suggest that he is the one who wants to kill Macbeth?Front to front/Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself (Malcolm)When Lady Macbeth starts to go mad in Act V Scene I, what previous words of Macbeth does she echo?What, will these hands ne'er be clean? (Lady Macbeth)In Act V Scene I, Lady Macbeth puts her own spin upon the guilt of looking upon her 'hands'. What does she say?all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand (Lady Macbeth)What does Macbeth say in Act V Scene V as a link to how inhuman he has become?I have almost forgot the taste of tears (Macbeth)After news of Lady Macbeth's death, Macbeth reflects upon the meaning of life and its significance. What does he say?Out, out brief candle/Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player/That struts and frets his hour upon the stage/And then is heard no more. It is a tale/Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury/Signifying nothing (Macbeth)In Act V Scene VIII, what does Macbeth say which highlights his fear of being called a coward?Why should I play the Roman fool and die/On mine own sword? (Macbeth)What does Macbeth say to Macduff when he is confronted in Act V Scene VIII, stating that he is guilty for the murder of his family?Of all men else I have avoided thee,/But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd/With blood of thine already (Macbeth)What does Macbeth say about the witches when he finds out that Macduff was born of a caesarean section?And be these juggling fiends no more believ'd/That palter with us in a double sense,/That keep the word of promise to our ear/And break it to our hope. I'll not fight with thee (Macbeth)What does Macbeth say before Macduff fights him as one last act of honour?Yet I will try the last. Before my body/I throw my warlike shield (Macbeth)What does Malcolm call Macbeth in the final speech of the play?This dead butcher (Malcolm)What does Malcolm call Lady Macbeth in the final speech of the play?His fiend-like queen (Malcolm)