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We’ve pulled together all of the top Macbeth quotes below from primary and secondary characters – as well as a good selection from the eponymous hero and his wife – shown in order of the quote appearing in the play, listing the character speaking along with act and scene.
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Macbeth: Key Quotes Explained. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) If, as the old quip has it, Hamlet is a great play but it has too many quotations in it, a similar charge might be laid against Macbeth, one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. So many lines in the play have become proverbial and are often quoted outside of the ...
- “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”
- “Infirm of purpose!”
- "More is thy due than more than all can pay."
- "I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people."
May 16, 2021 · Despite good reviews from critics (though not spectacular) and a great response at Cannes, there’s a feeling that audiences just weren’t on board for another adaptation of Macbeth. Audiences ...
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- Quotes About Ambition and Power
- Quotes About Guilt and Remorse
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The Tragedy of Macbeth opens with an eerie, supernatural scene. Amidst thunder and lightening, three witchesmoan into the wind. They tell us that nothing is as it seems. What's good ("fair") is evil ("foul"). What's evil is good. Everything is strangely reversed. The witches—also called "weird sisters"—are odd and unnatural. They speak in sing-song...
Macbeth is a complex and conflicted character. His comrades call him "brave" and "worthy," but the witches' prophecy has awakened a secret longing for power. These lines, spoken by Macbeth as an aside, reveal the "black and deep desires" he struggles to hide. Lusting for the crown, Macbeth plots to kill the king. But, on reflection, he questions th...
Macbeth speaks these lines immediately after murdering the king. To "murder sleep" has a double meaning. Macbeth has killed a sleeping man, and he's also killed his own serenity. Macbeth knows that because of this action, he will never be able to rest peacefully. The guilt Macbeth feelsstirs hallucinations and gruesome visions of blood. He's shocke...
Garber, Marjorie. “Shakespeare and Modern Culture, Chapter One.” 10 Dec. 2008, www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/books/chapters/chapter-shakespeare.html. Excerpted from the book, Pantheon Publishers.Liner, Elaine. “Out, Damned Spot!: The Best Pop Culture References That Came from Macbeth.” 26 Sept. 2012, www.dallasobserver.com/arts/out-damned-spot-the-best-pop-culture-references-that-came-from...Macbeth. Folger Shakespeare Library, www.folger.edu/macbeth.Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Arden. Read online at shakespeare.mit.edu/macbeth/index.html- Jackie Craven
Jun 7, 2024 · Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's great tragedies. There's murder, battles, supernatural portents, and all the other elements of a well-worked drama. Here are a few Macbeth quotes.
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Jan 15, 2022 · “The Tragedy of Macbeth” visually leans into my noirish interpretation. It’s shot in silvery, at times gothic black and white by Bruno Delbonnel, has a moody score by the great Carter Burwell, and takes place on incredible (and obviously fake) sets designed by Stefan Dechant.
