Quotes from Macbeth

Fair is foul and foul is fair hover through fog and filthy air There are some good in evil and some evil in good, some right in a wrong and some wrong in a right
Till he unseamed him from the nave to the chops and fixed his head upon our battlements Macbeth was fighting 3 armies and then he was fighting one on one with mcdonwald and Macbeth stabbed him from the belly to the chest and then cut off his head
Confronted him with self-comprarisons point against point, rebellious arm ‘gaints arm curbing his lavish spirit: and conclude the victory fell on us Macbeth met the Norwegian attacks shot for shot, as if he were the goddess of wars husband. Finally he broke the enemy’s spirit, and we were victorious
Go pronounce his present death and with his former title greet macbeth After hearing about how amazing Macbeth was on the battle field, King Duncan announces Macbeth King of cawdor
Stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more. By sinel’s death I know I am thane if glamis. But how of Cawdor? The thane of Cawdor lives… Macbeth is trying to call back the witches to explain the profecy because he doesn’t understand how he is the king of cawdor
This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill: cannot be good. If ill, why hate it given me earnest of success, commencing in a truth? I am Thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrible image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature How could it be good for him to be thinking of killing King Duncan do he can come to power
The prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which i must fall down or else o’erleap; for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires Macbeth just found out there is someone in line to be king if Duncan dies, Macbeth is trying to figure out a way around it so he can become king when Duncan dies
Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full I’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way After lady Macbeth reads the letter. She says Macbeth is too pure to kill the king in order for him to come to power. He is too nice of a man
Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, under me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe-top full of direst cruelty Lady Macbeth is calling to the evil spirits and asking them to take away the mothering, caring part of her so when she kills the king she feels no pity, but only happiness
To beguile the time, look like the time, bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to act very innocent and angel like when the king comes over so that the king has no suspicion that they are plotting his death
He’s here in double trust: first, I am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against deed; then, as his host, who should against the murder shut the door, not bear the knife myself Macbeth is talking to himself saying that the king is here thinking he is safe because Macbeth just fought 3 armies to keep the king from being murdered plus the host is supposed to keep the guests safe. The king think that because Macbeth fought 3 armies for him he would not be a traitor unlike the king of cawdor
We will proceed no further in this business. He hath honored me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people, which would be worn now in their newest gloss, not cast aside so soon Macbeth is talking to lady Macbeth telling her that the king and everyone else is thinking very highly of him because he had just fought off 3 armies. He doesn’t want to disappoint any of them. So he’s calling the murder off.
August 16, 2019