macbeth quotes

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'There's daggers in men's smiles'
Donaldbain - saying there is something evil about them and they are not how they appear.
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'Out, darnmed spot! Out, i say'
Lady Macbeth- she is trying to wash off the invisible blood and this shows that her guilt cannot be washed away.
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'What are these, so withered and so wild in their attire, that look not like th' inhabitants o' th' earth'
Banquo - has just seen the witches and can't believe their appearance, shows us that they are ugly and look like something from another world.
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'less than Macbeth but greater'
Witch 1 - Banquo will be a lower status than Macbeth but higher in goodness.
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'O treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly'
Banquo - telling Fleance to escape after being attacked himself by the murders. It is also showing how he believes someone has betrayed him.
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'He was a gentle man on whom I built an absolute trust'
Duncan - talking about Macbeth but it is one of his flaws as he puts trust on the wrong men.
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'Macbeth shall sleep no more'
Voice in Macbeth's head -insomnia. Because Macbeth killed Duncan during his sleep, which is peaceful, Macbeth won't get any peaceful nights rest.
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'None of woman borne shall harm Macbeth'
Apparition - no one born naturally will harm Macbeth
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'O, full of scorpions is my mind'
Macbeth - the fact Banquo and Fleance are still alive is like a scorpions sting.
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'When you durst do it, then you were a man'
Lady Macbeth - insulting Macbeth, when he goes ahead with the murder, he will be considered a man. Insulting his masculinity.
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'My hands are of your colour, but I shame to wear a heart so white'
Lady Macbeth - she doesn't care about the guilt. White represents purity.
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'yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full of the milk of human kindness'
Lady Macbeth - Macbeth is too kind to go ahead with the murder.
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'A little water can clear us of this deed'
Lady Macbeth - promises Macbeth they can wash away the evidence.
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'But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail'
Lady Macbeth - don't be a coward, if you are courageous we won't fail
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'let not light see my black and deep desires'
Macbeth - don't let anyone see how evil my thoughts are.
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'Fair is foul and foul is fair'
Witches - not everything that appears good is good, evil may come as disguise.
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'Is this a dagger I see before me, the handle toward my hand?'
Macbeth - hallucinating before killing Duncan.
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Card 2

Front

Lady Macbeth- she is trying to wash off the invisible blood and this shows that her guilt cannot be washed away.

Back

'Out, darnmed spot! Out, i say'

Card 3

Front

Banquo - has just seen the witches and can't believe their appearance, shows us that they are ugly and look like something from another world.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Witch 1 - Banquo will be a lower status than Macbeth but higher in goodness.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Banquo - telling Fleance to escape after being attacked himself by the murders. It is also showing how he believes someone has betrayed him.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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