Macbeth Quotes to Learn

Question 1

‘Fair is foul and Foul is Fair’

Answer 1

• Contrasting adjectives
• Introduces an idea of deception from the off.

Question 2

‘brave Macbeth’

Answer 2

• Shows that Macbeth is renowned for his heroism and that ‘brave’ is a common adjective associated with his character.
• Audience’s first introduction and impression of his character

Question 3

‘there to meet with Macbeth’

Answer 3

• Portrays to the audience the supernatural idea of the witches and their prophesising powers.

Question 4

‘unseamed him from the naves to the chaps’

Answer 4

• Gruesome description and detail which, although shows Macbeth as heroic, also shows him as merciless and violent

Question 5

‘what he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won’