Macbeth quotations

Macbeth quotations

1. “Fair is foul, foul is fair”

   • Whatever seems good will turn out to be bad and whatever seems bad is truly good
   • Macbeth uses a similar phrase later on
     • "So fair and foul a day I have not seen"
       • Foul because of the war and fair because they’ve managed to win it.
   • Spoken by the 3 witches, spell

2. "Unseam’d him from the nave...to the chops."

   • Macbeth slaying Macdonald
     • Cut him open from stomach up to the jaw
   • Duncan sees Macbeth as brave and heroic
   • Violent, ruthless, painful death

3. "But all’s too weak for brave Macbeth"

   • Macdonald wasn’t strong/ lucky enough to defeat Macbeth

4. "Is this a dagger which I see before me?"

5. "Unsex me here"

6. "So wither’d and so wild in their attire"

7. "Too full o’th’ milk of human kindness"

8. "My dearest partner of greatness"

9. "Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t "

10. "O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman"

11. "Dash’d the brains out"

12. "Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?"is

13. "A little water clean us of this deed. How easy is it then!"

14. "Macbeth does murder sleep"

15. "Give me the daggers"

16. "All hail thee who shall be king thereafter"

17. "Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires"