"fair is foul and foul is fair" The Witches - alliteration of the letter 'f' creates a sinister and uneasy tone. This quote suggests that what seems to be good can in fact be evil. It foreshadows the events of the play., "As sparrows eagles or hare the lion" Sergeant about Macbeth - Animalistic imagery portrays Macbeth as a predatory ruthless killer at the start of the play. The image of the eagle and the lion foreshadow Macbeth's desire to be at the top of the social hierarchy., "So fair and foul a day I have not seen" Macbeth - Macbeth mirrors what the witches say at the beginning of the play. He connects to the witches. His good and noble appearance hides a more evil soul., "to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths" Banquo - The metaphor "instruments of darkness" refer to the witches. Dangerous and threatening nature of the supernatural in the play. , "He was a gentleman on whom I built an Absolute trust." - Duncan trusted the old Thane of Cawdor, who was actually a traitor. This foreshadows Macbeth himself being deceptive and traitorous., "Stars, hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires." Macbeth - This aside shows Macbeth's secrecy and dishonesty. The colour black shows Macbeth's growing evil and hidden darkness., "I fear thy nature; it is too full of the milk of human kindness." Lady Macbeth - Metaphor of milk is comforting and soothing. But Lady Macbeth fear that Macbeth is too much of a coward. Lady Macbeth is the driving force, urging Macbeth to commit murder., "Come, you spirits ... Unsex me here! And fill me from the crown to the toe full of direst cruelty. " Lady Macbeth - Lady Macbeth is not stereotypically feminine as she is driving Macbeth to be more ambitious.  The word 'crown' represents her desire to be queen., "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't" Lady Macbeth - The juxtaposing images of the innocent flower and the serpent indicate the Macbeths' deceptive natures. The 'fairness' hides the 'foulness'. , "Vaulting ambition" Macbeth - "Vaulting" indicates Macbeth's desire for power and status. But this will ultimately cause his downfall and make him a classical tragic hero., "Is this a dagger I see before me?" Macbeth - This rhetorical question indicates Macbeth's uncertain state of mind. He is no longer the hero we saw at the start of the play., "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean?" Macbeth - This shows Macbeth's fear and sense of guilt. "all" shows his belief that he will never truly be able to escape the consequences of his sinful deeds. Blood on his hands demonstrates guilt., "A little water clears us of this deed" Lady Macbeth - "little" indicates Lady Macbeth's lack of remorse. "us" indicates she considered her she and Macbeth to be equals. , "His silver skin, laced with golden blood." Macbeth - These metaphors compare Duncan's body to a precious object. This contrasts Duncan's goodness to Macbeth's evil and deception. , "A falcon... was by a mousing owl killed." Old Man - The natural order has been overturned because Macbeth killed the king. , "Our fears in Banquo Stick deep" Macbeth - "stick deep" - shows Macbeth sees Banquo like a dagger capable of causing him great pain and suffering. Banquo is the opposite to Macbeth, representing goodness and honesty., "O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" Macbeth - Metaphor "scorpions" highlights how Macbeth's mind has been poisoned by his ambitious and paranoid thoughts. , "Hence, horrible shadow! Unreal mockery, hence!" Macbeth - This shows Macbeth's inner guilt. He feels judged for his sinful actions. , "All my pretty ones? I must also feel it as a man." Macduff - Macduff is a foil to Macbeth. He expresses his feelings in a healthy way, whereas Macbeth lacks humanity and emotion, hiding his feelings in a toxic way., "Not in the legions Of horrid hell can come a devil more damn'd In evils to top Macbeth." Macduff - "Devil more damn'd" harsh repetition of 'd' highlights Macbeth's evil and brutality. Macduff represents order, strength and honest manliness. , "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!" Lady Macbeth - Lady Macbeth is finally consumed by guilt, in contrast to earlier in the play. She finally experiences a tragic fall, mirroring Macbeth., "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow." Macbeth - The metaphors of candle and shadow, show Macbeth's feeling that life easily dies away. He feels life is meaningless and has become numb to the pain of life - what he has done has numbed his senses. , "Hellhound" Macduff - Macduff describes Macbeth. At the beginning of the play he was an eagle and lion, but now just a dog in hell. ,

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