Macbeth quotes

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“Yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.” - Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth is power hungry and wants to take the throne, but fears that Macbeth has too good a nature and wont do what is necessary to take what is 'hers' (kill king Duncan)
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"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.” - Lady Macbeth
pretend like a perfect host when King Duncan visits them to hide their true purpose of murdering Duncan.
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"Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” - Second Apparition
It tells Macbeth to be confident and without fear, for no person who is born of a woman can harm him. This convinces Macbeth that he is invincible as he would never be killed by another man.
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"There’s daggers in men’s smiles. The near in blood, The nearer bloody.” - Donalbain
‘The near in blood, the nearer bloody’ implies that beware of the ones who are in the closest-relation with you as they are most likely to betray and murder you.
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"Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests; I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to one of woman born.” - Macbeth
He says that let your blade fall on chests that are vulnerable or fight with someone who can be defeated. He adds that he leads a charmed life which can’t be ended by anyone born of a woman. Macduff then tells Macbeth he was "untimely ripped"
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"Fair is foul, and foul is fair” - The Witches
It could be also interpreted as suggesting that Macbeth’s world will become upside down and he will do things he considers foul or unfair disregarding what appears fair to him.
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“To know my deed, ’twere best not know myself.” - Macbeth
Macbeth is stating that it would be better if he was completely unaware of himself than to be conscious and think of the crime he had committed. He is aware of his wrongdoing.
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“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
Comparing life to theatre, Shakespeare not only questions the purpose of life but also gives a reminder of the illusionary nature of theatre.
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“Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. “ - Lady Macbeth
This is in sharp contrast to her statement to Macbeth when he murdered Duncan where she said “a little water clears us of this deed”. Knowing that she was the prime force that led Macbeth to this murderous path, she is guilty and full of sin.
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“Things without all remedy should be without regard: what’s done, is done.” - Lady Macbeth
She says that things which cannot be remedied should not be given regard to or you shouldn’t think about things which you can’t rectify. She adds “what’s done, is done” implying that “there’s no changing the past, so forget about it and move on.”
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Link where I got these quotes.
https://learnodo-newtonic.com/famous-macbeth-quotes
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pretend like a perfect host when King Duncan visits them to hide their true purpose of murdering Duncan.

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"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.” - Lady Macbeth

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It tells Macbeth to be confident and without fear, for no person who is born of a woman can harm him. This convinces Macbeth that he is invincible as he would never be killed by another man.

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‘The near in blood, the nearer bloody’ implies that beware of the ones who are in the closest-relation with you as they are most likely to betray and murder you.

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He says that let your blade fall on chests that are vulnerable or fight with someone who can be defeated. He adds that he leads a charmed life which can’t be ended by anyone born of a woman. Macduff then tells Macbeth he was "untimely ripped"

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