Macbeth Quotations

Macbeth Quotations

1. Act 1 Scene 2

   • "Is this a dagger I see before me"
     • Sensory Imagery
     • The weapon he shall use to kill the king
   • "Come let me clutch thee: I have thee not, yet see thee still"
     • Illusion of the mind
   • "Mine eyes are made the fools o'th'other senses"
     • The illusion has blinded his other senses
   • "Moves like ghost. Thou sure and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear Thy very stones prate of my whereabout."
     • Be silent but the fear is still within him
     • Ghostly imagery
     • Has to be a silent Killer
   • "But wherefore could not I pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing and 'Amen' Stuck in my throat."
     • Religion & Guilt
       • Committed a sin and can no longer say the holy word "Amen"
   • "Glamis hath murdered sleep',and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more"
     • Going crazy with guilt

2. Act 3 Scene 2

   • "We have scorched the snake, not killed it"
     • Religious Imagery
       • Reference to Adam & Eve
     • They've committed in crime but they're still in danger
     • Injured the snake not killed it
   • "Things without all remedy Should be without regard; what's done is done"
     • They can not change the pass
     • The outcomes are out of their control
   • "Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly"
     • Dream imagery throughout the play
     • Fear of the future