| “Most disloyal traitor/ the Thane of Cawdor” “…And set forth a deep repentance” “No more shall the Thane of Cawdor deceive” | Loyalty to the King is very important and betraying the King is seen as a sin against God |
| “So clear in his great offices” “he hath honored me of late” “heavens cherubin” | People are loyal to Duncan both because he is the King and because he is righteous and kind |
| “Some say he’s mad. Others that lesser hate him…” “Those he commands move only in command/ nothing in love” | Even though Macbeth is King there are many who aren’t loyal to him showing that he is a very bad king |
| “What I am truly is thine and my own countries” “Why in that rawness left you your wife and children” | Although Macduff is meant to be loyal to Macbeth he is loyal to Malcolm instead |
| “Unsex me here” “Make thick my blood” “Have lucked my nipple from his boneless gums” | Lady Macbeth wishes to renounce her feminine aspects so that she can have power |
| “When you durst do it then you were a man” “Be so much more the man” | Lady Macbeth uses Macbeth’s Masculinity to manipulate him |
| “Dispute it like a man” “Which smoked with bloody execution” | Masculinity is linked to aggression and violence and men are praised for these qualities |
| “But I must also feel it as a man” “I do all… who dares do more is none” | Although Masculinity is very important it is sometimes better to act is a more compassionate way |
| “When the battles lost and won” “pour mine spirits in thine ear” | Although masculinity is very highly valued, the women in the play seem to have more influence than the men |
Macbeth quotes: Ambition + Masculinity
September 8, 2019