Important Macbeth Quotes:

There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 1, l. 4

topic: Heaven, Important Macbeth, Macbeth Sleep, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Motif

So foul and fair a day I have not seen.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 38

topic: Important Macbeth, Foul, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Essay, Macbeth Key

Tis safter to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2001). “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, p.150, Classic Books Company

topic: Joy, Lady Macbeth, Important Macbeth, Doubtful, Macbeth Key

Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return to plague the inventor.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 1

topic: Return, Taught, Important Macbeth, Macbeth Essay, Macbeth Key

It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 3, sc. 4, l. 122

topic: Blood, Important Macbeth, Nature Of Evil, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Key

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well. It were done quickly.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 1

topic: Witty, Done, Action, Macbeth Key, Important Macbeth

Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 5, l. [16]

topic: Kindness, Play, Lady Macbeth, Nature Of Evil, Macbeth Conflict

If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me.

- William Shakespeare

source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Macbeth Act I, Scene 3, l. 143

topic: Kings, Lady Macbeth, Crowns, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Essay

The instruments of darkness tell us truths.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 123

topic: Sad, Truth, Darkness, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Conflict

I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 31

topic: People, Lady Macbeth, Golden, Macbeth Essay, Important Macbeth

When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 4, sc. 2, l. 3

topic: Inspirational, Our Actions, Brighten Your Day, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Play

Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep', the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast...

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 2, l. 36

topic: Hurt, Sleep, Insomnia, No Sleep, Sleeplessness

Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires: The eyes wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2015). “Macbeth: Third Series”, p.152, Bloomsbury Publishing

topic: Stars, Eye, Fire, Darkness In Macbeth, Deep Desire

A little water clears us of this deed.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 2, l. 68

topic: Water, Lady Macbeth, Deeds, Neptune, World Water Day

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Angel, Stills, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Play, Macbeth Theme

That but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, We'ld jump the life to come.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 1

topic: Life, Blow, Lds, Macbeth Key, Macbeth Play

We fail! But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 54

topic: Life, Encouraging, Courage, Screw You, Macbeth Conflict

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58

topic: Time, Future, Knowledge, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Play

Fair is foul, and foul is fair, hover through fog and filthy air.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, Nicholas Rowe (1723). “The works of Shakespear: In six volumes”, p.517

topic: Fog, Air, Hovering, Darkness In Macbeth, Thunder And Lightning

Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 5, l. [63]

topic: Flower, Advice, Lady Macbeth, Serpent, Macbeth Conflict

Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 4, sc. 1, l. 4

topic: Halloween, Memorable, Play, Inspirational Halloween, Spooky Halloween

Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 1, l. 33

topic: Character, Hands, Play, Countrymen, Darkness In Macbeth

Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Shadow, Candle, Walking, Brief Life, Darkness In Macbeth

It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury; signifying nothing.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Life, Sound, Idiot, Most Memorable, Metaphors Of Life

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Inspirational, Life, Success, Meaningless Life, Most Memorable

Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? - Lady Macbeth

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 1, l. [38]

topic: Men, Blood, Hands, Sleepwalking, Macbeth Essay

Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Stars, Halloween, Light, Darkness To Light, Light And Dark

I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more, is none

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 46

topic: Courage, Peace, Men, Beth, Dare To Be Great

Nothing in his life became him like leaving it.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 4, l. 7

topic: Death, Leaving, Tragedy, Macbeth Essay, Macbeth Play

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Memorable, Heart, Faces, Deceptive, False Appearances

There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Fake People, Art, Science, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Key

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 5, l. 16

topic: Inspirational, Life, Death, Brief Life, Darkness In Macbeth

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 4, sc. 1, l. 44

topic: Halloween, Wicked, Thumbs, Wicked Ways, Wicked Witch

And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 123

topic: Truth, Winning, Darkness, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Play

Out, damned spot! out, I say! One: two: why, then 'tis time to do't. Hell is murky!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 1, l. [38]

topic: Time, Hands, Two, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Key

I am in blood Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 3, sc. 4, l. 136

topic: Blood, Lady Macbeth, Guilt, Guilty Conscience, Darkness In Macbeth

Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 2, l. 61

topic: Ocean, Blood, Hands, Ocean Water, Darkness In Macbeth

Out, damned spot! out, I say!

- William Shakespeare

topic: Memorable, Guilt, Spots, Darkness In Macbeth, Motifs

Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other side

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 16

topic: Fall, Ambition, Lady Macbeth, Blind Ambition, Macbeth Conflict

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 5, l. 16

topic: Time, Futility Of Life, Lady Macbeth, Darkness In Macbeth, Meaninglessness

Or art thou but / A dagger of the mind, a false creation, / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 1, l. 33

topic: Art, Brain, Mind, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Conflict