Macbeth Conflict Quotes:

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

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

- William Shakespeare

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Out, damned spot! out, I say!

- William Shakespeare

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

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

My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2005). “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, p.30, 1st World Publishing

topic: Heart, Hands, Color, Darkness In Macbeth, Neptune

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

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

- William Shakespeare

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

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

Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1996). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.867, Wordsworth Editions

topic: Wise, Men, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth Conflict

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

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

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.

- William Shakespeare

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

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

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

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

- William Shakespeare

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

Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers: the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures: ‘tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 2, l. 52

topic: Sleep, Eye, Giving, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Sleep

Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 4, sc. 1, l. 79

topic: Men, Laughing, Apparitions, Macbeth Conflict, Macbeth Key

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

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

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

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2001). “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, p.159, Classic Books Company

topic: Strong, Results, Ill, Macbeth Conflict

After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. Treason has done his worst. Nor steel nor poison, malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing can touch him further.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 3, sc. 2, l. 11

topic: Death, Prayer, Sleep, Sleep Well, 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

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

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