Character's quotes analysis in Macbeth

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  • Characters
    • Macbeth
      • "brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name"
        • first introduction of Macbeth. he is shown as strong and noble
      • "so foul and fair a day i have not seen"
        • links to witches speech in scene 1 which hints that they are a crucial part to Macbeth's fate
      • "we will proceed no further in this business"
        • after his speech he finally decides not to be unloyal to Duncan
      • "mine eyes are made fools of the other senses"
        • very suspicious, can't trust his sight which reflects the inner conflict he is having between killing/not killing Duncan
      • "marshall'st"
        • military term-the dagger is commanding him to kill Duncan
      • "there's no such thing:"
        • volta-point where he decides Duncan's fate. after this he talks mostly about supernatural/evil things
      • "stuck in my throat"
        • he oouldn't say amen which shows hes guilt/shock
          • here lady m speaks in short sentences as she is scared of getting caught but macbeth rambles on which reflects his thoughts at this time
      • "full of scorpions is my mind"
        • he is very confused and is torn between power and innocence
    • Lady Macbeth
      • "unsex me here"
        • Strong feelings show she doesn't have the typical gentle female qualities of women at the times.
        • creates a dark soliloquy that shows the extent of her evil
      • “Come you spirits, that tend on mortal thoughts”
        • Lady Macbeth is linked to the evil, negative actions of witches
      • “Are you a man?”
        • she is manipulative as she questions Macbeth
      • "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't"
        • encourages Macbeth to deceive Duncan
      • "it will make us mad"
        • foreshadows her own fate that pushes her to suicide
      • in act 3 scene 2, she talks gloomily in rhyming couplets, but when Macbeth enters her tone changes as she tries to stay positive for her husband
      • "she has her light by her continually"
        • guilt has made her so fearful that she hates the dark
          • contrasts with earlier speech-"come thick night"
      • "out damned spot"
        • shows that nothing she does can undo her evil
    • The Witches
      • "thunder and lightning" opening line creates the setting (dark/violent)
      • "fair is foul, and foul is fair"
        • witches suggest that all is not what is seems
      • "lesser than Macbeth, and greater"
        • witches talk in riddles and paradoxes to mislead Macbeth and Banquo
      • witches and hecate speak in rhyme making their speech unnatural, as if they are casting a spell
      • "something wicked this way come"
        • macbeth is no longer the "hero"but is now evil

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