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Macbeth key qoutes Act 1
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- 1Scene 1“Fair is foul and foul is fair”
Theme repeated throughout the play. What seems good is evil - 2Scene 2For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name) Macbeth is being praised for his bravery in battle.
- 3Scene 3“Why do you dress me in borrowed robes?” Macbeth uncomfortable as Thane of Cawdor. The witches prediction has become reality. Macbeth ponders on whether he shall be king.
- 4Scene 4“Stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires” Macbeth begins to fantasize about killing Duncan and becoming king, he keeps it to himself.
- 5Scene 5“Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here”
Lady Macbeth seeks to obtain masculinity in order to have the bravery to go through with the plot. - 6Scene 5 No2“O never shall sun that morrow see” Duncan won’t be alive tomorrow
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”
Have a false kind personality in order to disguise your inner fantasy and plot - 7Scene 7Macbeth doesn’t think he can murder Duncan because 1) he’s his kinsman 2) he’s his host “who should against his murtherer shut the door not bear the knife myself” 3) Duncan is a good man
"we will proceed no further in this business"
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- GCSE English Flashcards on Macbeth key qoutes Act 1, created by Che Hoswell on 13/03/2018.
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