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Who said this and to whom?
"Thou hast it now. King, Cawdor, Glamis all/ As the weird women promised, and I fear/ Thou play'dst most foully for it." |
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What prompted the character to say this quote?
"Thou hast it now. King, Cawdor, Glamis all/ As the weird women promised, and I fear/ Thou play'dst most foully for it." |
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| Macbeth has been king for several months, and he's been there to see everything from start to finish. |
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What does this quote mean?
"Thou hast it now. King, Cawdor, Glamis all/ As the weird women promised, and I fear/ Thou play'dst most foully for it." |
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| You have everything the Witches promised, but I'm afraid that you contributed to the foul play that took King Duncan out of the picture. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"Naught's had, all's spent,/ Where our desire is got without content: Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy." |
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| Lady Macbeth to Lady Macbeth |
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What prompted the character to say this quote?
"Naught's had, all's spent,/ Where our desire is got without content: Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy." |
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| She has been living w/ Macbeth as queen for several months now as King and Queen, and she's not happy. |
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What does this quote mean?
"Naught's had, all's spent,/ Where our desire is got without content: Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy." |
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| We've risked everything and gained nothing! It would have been better to remain the couple we were before rather than live this way. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"We have scorched the snake, not killed it." |
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What prompted this quote?
"We have scorched the snake, not killed it." |
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| Macbeth's mind is tormented with strange thoughts. |
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What does this quote mean?
"We have scorched the snake, not killed it." |
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| We may have killed King Duncan, but Malcolm and Donalbain are still out there. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"Duncan is in his grave./After life's fitful fever he sleeps well." |
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What prompted this quote?
"Duncan is in his grave./After life's fitful fever he sleeps well." |
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| Everyday, Macbeth eats his meals in fear and is awoken by nightmares. |
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What does this quote mean?
"Duncan is in his grave./After life's fitful fever he sleeps well." |
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| King Duncan is lying in peace. I want that, but I can't have it. I'd rather die than live this way. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"...I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in/To saucy doubts and fears." |
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What prompted this quote?
"...I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in/To saucy doubts and fears." |
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| Macbeth talks to the murderer who tells him that Fleance has escaped, and that Banquo is dead. |
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What does this quote mean?
"...I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in/To saucy doubts and fears." |
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| Now that Fleance has escaped, my mind has to stay caged in this paranoia. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"I am in blood; stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,/Returning were as tedious as to go on." |
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What prompted this quote?
"I am in blood; stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,/Returning were as tedious as to go on." |
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| Macbeth has just seen Banquo's ghost and broken up the royal banquet. |
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What does this quote mean?
"I am in blood; stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,/Returning were as tedious as to go on." |
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| I've killed so many people, it would be just as hard to stop as it would be to continue, so I'm going to keep going. |
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Who said this quote and to whom?
"He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear/His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear:/And you all know security/Is chiefest enemy." |
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What prompted this quote?
"He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear/His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear:/And you all know security/Is chiefest enemy." |
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| Hecate is upset that the Witches didn't include her in the toying with Macbeth. |
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What does this quote mean?
"He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear/His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear:/And you all know security/Is chiefest enemy." |
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| Macbeth shall reject fate and believe things that are beyond being smart. It is when he is most secure that he is the most vulnerable. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"I'll make assurance double sure/And take a bond of fate." |
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What prompted this quote?
"I'll make assurance double sure/And take a bond of fate." |
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| The second apparition tells Macbeth that "no man born of woman" can harm him. |
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What does this quote mean?
"I'll make assurance double sure/And take a bond of fate." |
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| I'll make sure that Macduff doesn't hurt me by killing him anyways just to be certain. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"I am in this earthly world/Where to do harm is often laudable; To do good sometimes accounted dangerous folly." |
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| Lady Macduff to Lady Macduff |
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What prompted this quote?
"I am in this earthly world/Where to do harm is often laudable; To do good sometimes accounted dangerous folly." |
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| A messenger has just told Lady Macduff to take her children and herself and flee. |
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What does this quote mean?
"I am in this earthly world/Where to do harm is often laudable; To do good sometimes accounted dangerous folly." |
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| I'm in Scotland, where there's chaos and uncertainty. If you do something bad here, people are going to commend you for it. If you do something good, you put yourself at risk. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"Why in that rawness left you wife and child?" |
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What prompted this quote?
"Why in that rawness left you wife and child?" |
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| Macduff comes to the castle to ask for help to overthrow Macbeth |
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What does this quote mean?
"Why in that rawness left you wife and child?" |
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| Why, if you weren't working for Macbeth, would you leave your family alone? |
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Who said this and to whom?
"Poor country/Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot be called our mother, but our grave..." |
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What prompted this quote?
"Poor country/Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot be called our mother, but our grave..." |
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| Macduff showed up to ask for help to overthrow Macbeth. |
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What does this quote mean?
"Poor country/Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot be called our mother, but our grave..." |
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| Scotland is unrecognizable. There's only pain and death. There's so much killing going on that it's become commonplace. |
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Who said this and to whom?
"All my pretty chickens and their dam/At one fell swoop?" |
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| Macduff to Malcolm and Ross |
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What prompted this quote?
"All my pretty chickens and their dam/At one fell swoop?" |
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| Macduff was just alerted that his family was killed. |
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What does this quote mean?
"All my pretty chickens and their dam/At one fell swoop?" |
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| All my children and my wife killed at once? |
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