| “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” | -Witches |
| “No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, and wish his former title greet Macbeth” | -King addressing others on battlefield |
| “All hail Macbeth! Hail to the, thane if Glamis!””All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee thane of Cawdor!” | -witches |
| “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater””Not so happy, yet much happier””Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none” | -three witches to Banquo |
| “But tis strange; and oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray’s in deepest consequence” | -Banquo to Macbeth- Macbeth (in prologue) decides that if he is to become king- it will happen without his meddling- contemplated regicide(Banquo does not trust witches- thinks they want them to do harm and give them false hope) |
| “We will establish our estate upon our eldest, Malcom, whom we name hereafter the prince of Cumberland…” | -King Duncan announces to nobles |
| “He was an absolute gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.” | -King Duncan speaks about traitorous thane of Cawdor |
| “He is so valiant… It is a peerless kinsman” | -King Duncan about Macbeth |
| “My dearest partner of greatness” | -Macbeth to Lady Macbeth in letter |
| “This castle hath a pleasant seat” | -king |
| “Heavens breath smells wooingly here” | -Banquo speaking of Inverness |
| 1. “Our honored hostess”2. “We love him highly” | 1.king to lady Macbeth2. King to macveth |
| “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition” | -Macbeth weighs out consequences of murdering his King |
| “We will proceed to further in this business” | -Macbeth to his wife |
| “Prithee, peace! I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more is none” | -Macbeth defends himself against Lady Macbeth’s scolding |
| How does Lady Macbeth further insult him and what does she say of her own nature? | She emasculated him by questioning whether or not he is a man- and says that she would rather pluck her baby from her nipple and dash it’s brains out than break a promise to him |
| “As we shall make our griefs and clamor roar, Upon his death” | -Lady Macbeth instructs her husband |
| “Away, and mock the time with fairest show: The false face must hide what the false heart doth know” | -Macbeth- how first act ends |
| “He hate been in unusual pleasure, and sent forth great largess to your offices: this diamond he greets your wife withal, by the name of most kind hostess” | -Banquo to Macbeth- telling him of Duncan’s response to Macbeth’s hospitality |
| “With all great Neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red” | Macbeth attempts to wash blood from handsCarne=meat- make something blood red (Moses) |
| “The night has been unruly. Where we lay, our chimneys were blown down… Some say the earth was fever push and did shake” | -Lennox- reports to Macbeth- is said right before Macduff finds body |
| “Let’s not consort with them. To show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy. I’ll to England” | Malcolm tells his brother |
| “To Ireland I…where we are there’s daggers in men’s smiles” | Donalbain to brother |
| After Duncan’s death- what unnatural occurrences happen and what do they symbolize? | 1. Sun will not rise- dark/light motif- no light after death of King2. Mousing owl killed falcon- Macbeth killed Duncan3. Duncan’s horses eat each other- either two sons turning against each other or precursor of civil war |
| (The body guards) “we’re suborned: Malcolm and Donalbain the Kings two sons, are stol’n away and fled, which puts upon them suspicion of the deed” | Macduff days to Ross |
Macbeth Act 1 & 2
October 2, 2019