“There's daggers in men's smiles” (II,iii)

Donalbain - They are not safe, fair is foul and foul is fair

“When our actions do not, our fears do make us traitors”

Lady Macbeth—Macbeth is a traitor for fleeing to England without his family

”To bed, to bed. There’s a knocking at the gate... Give me your hand. What’s done cannot be undone”

Lady Macbeth—She cannot undo what she has done, and she slowly goes insane

"Come you spirits, That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here." (I,v) is said by who?

Lady Macbeth-Wants her “female” traits gone so she can be guiltlessly cruel

What is the second apparition?

A child crowned with a tree in his hand

“Out, damned spot! out, I say!” Is said by who and in what context?

Lady Macbeth obsessively washing her hands

”Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/who struts and frets his hour upon the stage/and then is heard no more”

Lady Macbeth speaking of Macbeth’s death and the nature of life

“A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight” (II,ii)

Lady Macbeth - she thinks Macbeth is foolish for regretting his actions

“Bring thou this fiend of scotland”

Macduff wants to kill Macbeth even more after the death of his family.

What does the doctor mean when he says: “Therein the patient must minister to himself”

That he cannot cure Lady Macbeth’s condition, she must cure herself

"We will proceed no further in this business" (I, vii)

Macbeth - He shows that he has some ability to make decisions by himself

“Angels are bright still, through the brightest fell”

Malcolm to Macduff — some people are good, others are bad and appear good, Macbeth to Lady Macbeth — he is a bad person, pretending to be good

What is the context of this quote: “My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain/ Than terms can give thee out”

Macduff to Macbeth — Macbeth is too evil to talk with

"Now does he feel his title/Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe/Upon a dwarfish thief" Angus says in what context?

He is saying that Macbeth seems too small to wear the title of King

“O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart / Cannot conceive nor name thee!” (II,iii)

Macduff - is horrified when he finds Duncan murdered

Who says: “To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus.” and what are they referring to?

Macbeth— being king is nothing but the security of being in power is better

“I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent… only/Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself/And falls on the other”

Macbeth - has no real motivation, just impulsive desires that have conseq

What is the refrain or chorus of the witches song?

Double Double, foil and puddle, fire burn and cauldron bubble

What is the context of: “This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, was once thought honest”

Malcolm tells Macduff: Macbeth is not honest and no one supports him

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Macbeth Quotes Quiz

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1
“Here's a knocking indeed! If a / man were porter of hell-gate, he should have / old turning the key.” (II,iii)
Malcolm
Ross
Duncan
The Porter
2
“There's daggers in men's smiles” (II,iii)
Banquo - he feels unsafe with Macbeth
Lady Macbeth - She wishes Macbeth were a less kindhearted person
Donalbain - They are not safe, fair is foul and foul is fair
Macbeth - He feels as though his friends will betray him
3
“Things bad begun make themselves ______ by ill.
Macbeth
strong
worse
evil
4
“When our actions do not, our fears do make us traitors”
Lady Macbeth—Macbeth is a traitor for fleeing to England without his family
Lady Macbeth—calling herself a traitor for being guilty after the murder
Lady Macbeth ate the last Samoa
Macbeth—calling himself a traitor for fleeing England
5
”To bed, to bed. There’s a knocking at the gate... Give me your hand. What’s done cannot be undone”
Lady Macbeth—She cannot undo what she has done, and she slowly goes insane
Macbeth — He wishes he could bring back Duncan
Lady Macbeth — she is eager to commit another murder
The three witches — Warning Macbeth about the repercussions of his actions
6
"Come you spirits, That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here." (I,v) is said by who?
Lady Macbeth - Trying to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan
Macbeth - He regrets Duncan’s murder
Lady Macbeth-Wants her “female” traits gone so she can be guiltlessly cruel
Macbeth - He wishes he were a more kind person with more feminine traits
7
What is the second apparition?
A bloody child
A child crowned with a tree in his hand
Double double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble
An armed head
8
When Macbeth says: “We've scorched the snake, not killed it.” - What is the snake a metaphor for?
Banquo
Macbeth’s enemies
Macbeth’s friends
The three witches
9
“Out, damned spot! out, I say!” Is said by who and in what context?
Macbeth, believing that he will never be clean after murdering Duncan
The third murderer, trying to clean up the remains of the murder
The Porter, saying that there are many evil people passing through
Lady Macbeth obsessively washing her hands
10
What does the first murderer call the son?
What, you Macbeth! Stabbing him
What, you traitor! Stabbing him
What, you fool! Stabbing him
What, you egg! Stabbing him
11
“Fair is foul and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air” (I,i) is said by who?
The three witches
The three murderers
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
12
”Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/who struts and frets his hour upon the stage/and then is heard no more”
Macbeth speaking of Lady Macbeth’s death and the nature of life
Macbeth speaking of the murders he has committed
Lady Macbeth discussing life right before she dies
Lady Macbeth speaking of Macbeth’s death and the nature of life
13
“A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight” (II,ii)
Lady Macbeth - she thinks Macbeth is foolish for killing Duncan
Macbeth - he thinks that killing Duncan is a foolish plan
Banquo - he thinks that the prophecy of the witches is silly
Lady Macbeth - she thinks Macbeth is foolish for regretting his actions
14
When Banquo says: “...and I fear thou play'dst most folly for it.” who does he suspect murdered the king?
Malcolm
Macbeth
Macduff
Banquo
15
“Bring thou this fiend of scotland”
Macduff wants to kill Macbeth even more after the death of his family.
Banquo feels betrayed by Macbeth
Lady Macbeth calls Macbeth a coward
Macbeth wants to kill Duncan for the throne
16
What does the doctor mean when he says: “Therein the patient must minister to himself”
That he cannot stop Macbeth from feeling remorse until he forgives himself
That he cannot cure Lady Macbeth’s condition, she must cure herself
That only Lady Macbeth can cure Macbeth
That he does not wish to help his patient
17
"We will proceed no further in this business" (I, vii)
Macbeth - He shows that he has some ability to make decisions by himself
Macduff - He shows loyalty for Malcolm instead of Macbeth
Banquo - He wants to ignore the prophecy of the witches
The first murderer - He tries to back out on the plan
18
“Angels are bright still, through the brightest fell”
Malcolm to Macduff — they will receive religious forgiveness
Banquo to Macbeth — Macbeth is not to be trusted, he is too power hungry
Malcolm to Macduff — some people are good, others are bad and appear good
Macbeth to Lady Macbeth — he is a bad person, pretending to be good
19
“Show his eyes and grieve his heart. Come like shadows; so depart” who are the witches summoning?
The 8 Kings
Macbeth and Banquo
The murderers
A prophecy
20
What is the context of this quote: “My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain/ Than terms can give thee out”
Banquo to Fleance — he tells Fleance to run while he fights Macbeth
Macduff to Macbeth — Macbeth is too evil to talk with
Macbeth to Duncan — When he kills Duncan, Macbeth doesn’t want to speak
The first murderer to Macbeth — he doesn‘t need to discuss the murder
21
Fill in the blank:"O, treachery! Fly, good _______fly, fly, fly! Thou mayst revenge"
Bird
King
Fleance
Macbeth
22
"Now does he feel his title/Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe/Upon a dwarfish thief" Angus says in what context?
He is talking about how Lady Macbeth is not great enough to be a Queen
He is saying that Macbeth seems too small to wear the title of King
He is saying Malcolm is not fit to be king, he is too small for the title
He is talking about how Macbeth is not powerful enough to be a murderer
23
“O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart / Cannot conceive nor name thee!” (II,iii)
Macduff - is horrified when he finds Duncan murdered
Lady Macbeth - hearing that Macbeth went through with the murder of Duncan
Macbeth - in horror at his own actions after killing Duncan
Macbeth - acting surprised about Duncan’s death
24
Who says: “To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus.” and what are they referring to?
Lady Macbeth— Macbeth being king would make her more secure
Duncan, — he feels unsafe and as though someone will attack his throne
Macbeth— being king is nothing but the security of being in power is better
Banquo— he doesn’t mind not being king, because his bloodline will be royal
25
“Hold, take my sword / There's husbandry in heaven” (II,i)
Banquo talking to Macbeth
Macbeth talking to Banquo
Banquo talking to Fleance
Fleance talking to Banquo
26
“I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent… only/Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself/And falls on the other”
Macbeth - he regrets the person he has become and wishes he could change
Macbeth - has no real motivation, just impulsive desires that have conseq
Duncan- He doesn’t want to be King, he only wants to defeat Macbeth
Lady Macbeth - She has no ambition to continue helping Macbeth
27
What is the refrain or chorus of the witches song?
Double Double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble
Rubble Rubble, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble
Double Double, foil and puddle, fire burn and cauldron bubble
Muddle muddle, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble
28
Who says ”I have almost forgot the taste of fears”
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Malcolm
29
What is the context of: “This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, was once thought honest”
Fleance tells Banquo: Macbeth is planning to kill him, he is not his friend
Macbeth tells Banquo: the three witches were lying all along
Malcolm tells Macduff: Macbeth is not honest and no one supports him
Malcolm tells Macduff: Macbeth is a great friend and a very trustworthy man
30
“We are but young indeed.” Macbeth says this to who?
Fleance
Duncan
Lady Macbeth
Banquo

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