Macbeth Quotations

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 Appearance vs Reality / Evil / Chaos

 “Fair is foul and foul is fair” – Witches

 → Introduces moral confusion; things are not what they seem.

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Ambition / Tragic Flaw

 “Vaulting ambition” – Macbeth

 → Macbeth knows ambition is his downfall; key to his tragedy.

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 Guilt / Madness / Fate

“Is this a dagger I see before me?” – Macbeth

 → Symbol of Macbeth’s mental struggle before the murder.

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Gender / Ambition / Evil

“Come, you spirits... unsex me here” – Lady Macbeth

→ Rejects femininity to gain power and commit murder.

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 Nihilism (life is meaningless) / Tragedy

“Out, out brief candle” – Macbeth

→ Macbeth sees life as meaningless after loss and guilt.