macbeth quotes

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"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
- Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3
=> line echoes the witches
=> M = innately evil and linked to the witches from the start
=> witches already control him
1 of 6
"Murder yet is but fantastical"
- Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3
=> moment of change, witches have already disturbed him
=> treasonous thoughts
2 of 6
"Is this a dagger which I see before me"
- Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 1
=> dagger = confusion, moral dilemma, mental instability, anxiety, psychological
3 of 6
"Macbeth shall sleep no more!"
- Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2
=> sleep = recurring theme in the play
=> foreshadows LM's inability to rest
=> guilt
4 of 6
"We have scorched the snake, not killed it"
- Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2
=> metaphor for his fear of Banquo and his loss of power
5 of 6
"O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!"
- Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2
=> despair
=> venomous
=> poisoned and suffering
6 of 6

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=> moment of change, witches have already disturbed him
=> treasonous thoughts

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"Murder yet is but fantastical"
- Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3

Card 3

Front

=> dagger = confusion, moral dilemma, mental instability, anxiety, psychological

Back

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Card 4

Front

=> sleep = recurring theme in the play
=> foreshadows LM's inability to rest
=> guilt

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

=> metaphor for his fear of Banquo and his loss of power

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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