| Thus must thou do if thou have it | Act 1 Sc 5: It would be better to commit evil acts to become King rather than not be King |
| The cat would eat fish and would not wash her feet | Act 1 Sc 7: Macbeth would become King but does not want to face consequences |
| I go and it is done, the bell invites me | Act 2: Macbeth murders Duncan to become King (is there an implication of him not taking responsibility for his actions but of him being forced/led to do this) |
| To be thus is to be nothing but to be safely thus | Act 3: MB wants more information from the witches and gets murderers to kill Banquo because it is pointless to be King if you are not safe |
| All my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop | Act 4 Sc 3: Macbeth kills Banquo and MDs family; he realises his only motivators are greed and ambition |
| I will not yield to kiss the ground at young Malcolm’s feet | Act 5: MB has the chance to surrender but doesn’t, showing he is greedy as he is so desperate to keep the title that he has (King) |
Greg’s Macbeth – Theme GREED
September 6, 2019