Macbeth Play Quotes:

And nothing is, but what is not.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 130

topic: Lady Macbeth, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Play

I cannot but remember such things were that were most precious to me.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1843). “Macbeth”, p.59

topic: Remembrance, Remember, Macbeth Play

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 3, sc. 4, l. 24

topic: Doubt, Macbeth Play, Confined, Doubt And Fear

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

Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Dog, Powerful, Halloween, Inspirational Halloween, Spooky Halloween

. . . nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it; he died As one that had been studied in his death To throw away the dearest thing he owed, As 'twere a careless trifle.

- William Shakespeare

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

topic: Life, Sympathy, Leaving, Macbeth Play

But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 4, sc. 1, l. 83

topic: Fate, Destiny, Assurance, Macbeth Play

Macbeth: How does your patient, doctor? Doctor: Not so sick, my lord, as she is troubled with thick-coming fancies that keep her from rest. Macbeth: Cure her of that! Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, raze out the written troubles of the brain, and with some sweet oblivious antidote cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon her heart. Doctor: Therein the patient must minister to himself.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2009). “Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth”, p.892, Bantam Classics

topic: Sweet, Memories, Heart, Oblivious, Macbeth Play

O horror! Horror! Horror! Tongue nor heart Cannot conceive nor name thee!

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Richard Farmer, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.122

topic: Halloween, Heart, Kids, Macbeth Play

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Success, Most Memorable, Mind Playing

Where shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly 's done, when the battle 's lost and won

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2000). “The Tragedies of Shakespeare: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.1043, Modern Library

topic: Life, Rain, Play, Thunder And Lightning, Macbeth Key

All is well that ends well

- Emily Rodda

source: Emily Rodda (2008). “The Key to Rondo”, p.332, Scholastic Inc.

topic: Ends, Wells, Spanish Proverb, Meaning Well, Merchant Of Venice

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

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand! Oh, oh, oh!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 1, l. [55]

topic: Hands, Lady Macbeth, Guilt, Guilty Conscience, Little Hands

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

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

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

- William Shakespeare

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

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

- William Shakespeare

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

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 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

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

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

Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love, Courage, Heart, Macbeth Play, Courage To Love

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

Things without all remedy should be without regard: what's done is done.

- William Shakespeare

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

topic: Life, Time, Past, Macbeth Play

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

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

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

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

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

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.

- William Shakespeare

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

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

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 very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2012). “Macbeth Thrift Study Edition”, p.56, Courier Corporation

topic: Heart, Hands, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth Key, Macbeth Play

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

All's well that ends well.

- John Heywood

source: John Heywood (1867). “The proverbs and epigrams of John Heywood: with an app. of variations”, p.21

topic: Wisdom, Finishing, Ends, Life Wisdom, Spanish Proverb

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

- William Shakespeare

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

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

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

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

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

Out, damned spot! out, I say!

- William Shakespeare

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

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

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

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

As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).

- William Shakespeare

source: 'Macbeth' (1606) act 5, sc. 3, l. 22

topic: Heart, Troops, Looks, Nature Of Evil, Macbeth Play

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

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

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