GCSE English Literature Paper 1 Quotes (Macbeth + Pride & Prejudice)

macbeth: the supernatural, corrupting influence of power, ambition, secrecy, morality

lady macbeth: ambition, the supernatural, reversal of natural order (she is powerful), reversal of traditional gender rules - gender, power, ambition, rejection of femininity to gain power

suffering of scotland under macbeth’s rule - kingship, body politic

macbeth as evil (short) + contrast to start of play - kingship

duncan’s naivety - kingship, contrast to macbeth

macbeth’s fear of banquo’s kingliness - kingship

end of play - malcolm setting things right - kingship, catharsis (tragedy), restoring order to scotland

macbeth at the start of the play - violence (as a positive descriptor), masculinity (renaissance masculine ideal)

hatred for macbeth at the end of the play (short) - violence, kingship

lady macbeth dismissing blood after duncan’s murder - flipped gender ideals, reversal of power roles, femeninity, power + contrast to later

lady macbeth’s madness at the end - contrast to start when she dismissed blood - violence, guilt & madness

macduff’s valiant fury at macbeth (foil to macbeth) - hatred for macbeth, contrast to him, supernatural - violence, religion

macbeth’s realisation that the witches tricked him - anagnorisis (tragedy)

macbeth trapped by his actions (blood motif) - corrupting influence of power, ambition

macbeth acknowledging duncan’s goodness & that murdering him would be a bad thing - religion, ambition, corrupting influence of power, herosim, kingship

lady macbeth planning to manipulate macbeth - supernatural, subversion of traditional gender roles, flipped power dynamics

body politic & great chain of being - natural effects of duncan’s murder - natural order

macbeth’s bad kingship - hatred for him, contrast between start vs end of play, heroism

macbeth’s herosim at the end - refusing to surrender

macbeth’s mental turmoil - guilt / madness (+ relationship between him and lady macbeth - returning of traditional gender roles as macbeth gains power)

blood motif with macbeth after murdering duncan - regret, guilt, supernatural

macduff’s guilt over his family’s death - guilt, heroism, foil to macbeth

king edward (king of england) as a foil to macbeth - supernatural gifts

witches’ influence on macbeth (2 quotations) - supernatural, appearance vs reality

first communal impressions of mr bingley - money, reputation, gossip, first impressions

mr collins bragging about being well of thanks to lady catherine - money, social class, pride & snobbery

lady catherine talking about E+D marriage (she doesnt like it) - social status/class, reputation, marriage

lady catherine being condescending - social status/class, pride & snobbery

links to context of french revolution and english upper classes being scared of the same happening to them

lady catherine’s views of lower class in relation to D+E marriage - reputation, social status/class

jane being traditionally femenine about bingley - gender expectations, reputation

mr collins on gender roles - pride & snobbery, gender expectations, social faux pas

E description of lydia - gender expectations, reputation

initial communal impressions of mr darcy - first impressions, manners vs rudeness

mr wickham seeming great (better than everyone else) - first impressions, manners vs rudeness,

lydia social faux pas + rudeness (to mr bingley) - manners vs rudeness (short)

bingley sisters’ shock at elizabeth after a walk - gender expectations, first impressions, pride & snobbery

mrs bennet’s fixation on her daughters’ marriages - marriage, parenting, gender roles

charlotte on transactional marriage - marriage

georgiana’s admiration of darcy, their relationship as siblings - family relationships

mr & mrs bennet’s failiures as parents + elizabeth’s frustration - family relationships

lady macbeth’s deception + manipulation - gender roles, appearance vs reality, good vs evil, ambition

macbeth’s guilt & loss of peace, consequences of duncan’s murder, punishment for reversal of moral/natural order