english literature flaschcards (Macbeth)

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"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."

~ witches - foreshadowing, setting the mood of the supernatural

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Let not light see my black and deep desires."

~ Macbeth - After Duncan announces that he will name his son Malcolm the next king, Macbeth hopes his disappointment doesn't show. He must find a way to prevent Malcolm from becoming king.

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"Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full of the milk of human kindness."

Lady Macbeth (referring to Macbeth) - She fears that Macbeth is too kind to go through with killing Duncan.

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"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."

~ Lady Macbeth (speaking to Macbeth) - This is just before King Duncan's arrival at their castle. Macbeth's wife wants him to act nice to Duncan's face, and hide his evil intentions.

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"Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty!"

~ Lady Macbeth - calling on the spirits to take away her feminine, weakness and fill her with evil because she wants Duncan dead.

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"But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail."

~ Lady Macbeth - before they kill Duncan, she is reassuring Macbeth that everything will work out if he fixes his courage firmly in place.

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~ Macbeth - After Duncan announces that he will name his son Malcolm the next king, Macbeth hopes his disappointment doesn't show. He must find a way to prevent Malcolm from becoming king.

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Let not light see my black and deep desires."

Card 3

Front

Lady Macbeth (referring to Macbeth) - She fears that Macbeth is too kind to go through with killing Duncan.

Back

Card 4

Front

~ Lady Macbeth (speaking to Macbeth) - This is just before King Duncan's arrival at their castle. Macbeth's wife wants him to act nice to Duncan's face, and hide his evil intentions.

Back

Card 5

Front

~ Lady Macbeth - calling on the spirits to take away her feminine, weakness and fill her with evil because she wants Duncan dead.

Back

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