Macbeth: Valour, Deception, and Paranoia Revision

Indomitable

Impossible to subdue or defeat; a vocabulary term characterizing Macbeth's battlefield valour under 'Macbeth, valour and deception'.

Perfidious

Deceitful, untrustworthy, and treacherous; a vocabulary term characterizing Macbeth under 'Macbeth, valour and deception'.

Foil

A character that contrasts with another character to emphasize specific traits; a vocabulary term listed under Banquo in relation to Macbeth.

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others; a vocabulary term characterizing Lady Macbeth.

Guileful

Sly, cunning, and full of deceit; a vocabulary term characterizing Lady Macbeth.

unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth, valour and deception' describing Macbeth violently cutting open his opponent from navel to jaw.

smoked with bloody execution

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth, valour and deception' describing Macbeth's brandished sword steaming with hot blood.

doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth, valour and deception' highlighting relentless ferocity and combat strikes against the enemy.

Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth, valour and deception' where Macbeth questions receiving a title he believes belongs to another.

there's no art to find the mind's construction in the face

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth, valour and deception' stating that a person's inner thoughts cannot be deciphered from outward facial expression.

stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth, valour and deception' showing Macbeth calling for darkness to hide his ambitious, treacherous intentions.

If you can look into the seeds of time

Quotation categorized under 'Banquo' addressed to the witches regarding foreseeing the future and which events will grow.

lesser than Macbeth, and greater

Quotation categorized under 'Banquo' representing the paradoxical prophecy concerning Banquo's fortune and legacy compared to Macbeth.

there's husbandry in heaven; their candles are all out

Quotation categorized under 'Banquo' remarking on thrift and economy in the heavens because the stars are unlit.

never shake thy gory locks at me

Quotation categorized under 'Banquo' spoken by Macbeth pleading with the ghost not to shake its blood-stained hair at him.

the grown serpent lies; the worm that's fled

Quotation categorized under 'Banquo' referencing the murder of the adult serpent and the escape of the young worm.

What, will the line stretch out to the crack of doom?

Quotation categorized under 'Banquo' expressing dismay that Banquo's royal lineage will extend until the Day of Judgment.

unsex me here

Quotation categorized under 'Lady Macbeth' summoning supernatural spirits to strip away her feminine gentleness and compassion.

nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, to cry 'Hold, hold!'

Quotation categorized under 'Lady Macbeth' requesting impenetrable darkness so heaven cannot witness and stop the murder.

look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't

Quotation categorized under 'Lady Macbeth' instructing Macbeth to exhibit welcoming innocence while concealing deadly treachery underneath.

we will proceed no further in this business

Quotation categorized under 'Lady Macbeth' spoken by Macbeth when initially deciding against executing the murder plot.

like the poor cat i' the adage?

Quotation categorized under 'Lady Macbeth' taunting Macbeth using the proverb of the cat that desires fish but will not wet its paws.

from this time such I account thy love

Quotation categorized under 'Lady Macbeth' challenging Macbeth by measuring his love for her by his willingness to follow through with action.

I could not say 'Amen'

Quotation categorized under 'Macbeth and Lady Macbeth: paranoia' revealing Macbeth's immediate spiritual alienation and guilt following the murder.