Macbeth Key Quotes Act 1

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  • Macbeth Quotes from Act 1, Scene 1
    • "Fair is foul and foul is fair".
      • Foul is fair and fair is foul is symbolizing that some things can be deceptive and not what they are supposed to appear.
        • It also points towards the differences between reality and dreams.
          • The witches are portrayed as foul but giving fair advice for Macbeth seeing him as a hero.
            • "Fair is foul and foul is fair".
              • Foul is fair and fair is foul is symbolizing that some things can be deceptive and not what they are supposed to appear.
                • It also points towards the differences between reality and dreams.
                  • The witches are portrayed as foul but giving fair advice for Macbeth seeing him as a hero.
      • "When shall we 3 meet again? In thunder, lighting, or in rain?"
        • It's like they are casting a spell on the rest of the play.
          • Foreshadowing the bad things that is going to happen later in the play with Macbeth and the King.
        • It set's the scene in the play like it would be quite dark play and sets the play out a bit.
        • Context- The audience in Shakespeare's time were frightened by witches.
      • "For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name."
        • Macbeth is called brave because of the way he fought in battle.
        • He defeated the enemy in battle and he killed him so King Duncan likes him for it.
        • Referencing to Thane of Cawdor.

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    procrastinator_101

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    To whoever made this,

    I thank you very much. I am grateful for your time and effort on this poster and I shall use it to aid my revision. Thank you.

    grcmjns

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    thank you sso much u queen

    Matthew2526

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    The quotes "so foul and fair a day I have not seen" and "For brave Macbeth, well he deserves that name" aren't actually in Act 1, Scene 1 and but they are in Act 1, Scene 3. Still good explanations of them however! 

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