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100+ Iconic Quotes from Macbeth: A Comprehensive Collection
From the timeless tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare gifts us a plethora of profound and evocative quotes that resonate through time. These quotes capture the psychological intricacies of ambition, power, guilt, and fate, offering insights applicable to modern contexts such as marketing and social media strategy. Engaging with these quotes can deepen our understanding of human behavior and enhance our ability to craft messages that connect with audiences on deeper levels.
Ambition Quotes
"I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition."
"To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus."
"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires."
"Thou wouldst be great art not without ambition."
"On Thursday let me rest to give the ill you limit bid me do."
"Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day."
"The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see."
"I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none."
"There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face."
"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more."
"Things without all remedy should be without regard; what’s done is done."
"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
Power Quotes
"All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter."
"Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all."
"The instruments of darkness tell us truths."
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?"
"Here’s the smell of blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
"Our fears in Banquo stick deep."
"There’s daggers in men’s smiles."
"Let grief convert to anger; blunt not the heart, enrage it."
"Men must not walk too late."
"I am afraid to think what I have done; look on’t again I dare not."
"Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player."
"When you durst do it, then you were a man."
Fate Quotes
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me."
"Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day."
"The flighty purpose never is overtook unless the deed go with it."
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day."
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t."
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir."
"What’s done cannot be undone."
"Here’s the smell of blood still."
"Foul whisperings are abroad."
"What’s done is done."
"All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"
Guilt Quotes
"Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!"
"Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?"
"Here’s the smell of blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t."
"Nought’s had, all’s spent, where our desire is got without content."
"I am in blood stepped in so far."
"What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?"
"Out, damned spot! out, I say!"
"This is the very painting of your fear."
"My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white."
"The innocent sleep."
"Wash your hands, put on your nightgown, look not so pale.""
Deception Quotes
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
"There’s daggers in men’s smiles."
"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
"Infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets."
"And you all know, security is mortals' chiefest enemy."
"There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face."
"Oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths."
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it."
"I think not of them: Yet when none can call our power to account."
"There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face."
"Were such things here as we do speak about?"
"The false man does easy mark the smiling face."
Supernatural Quotes
"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble."
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
"Till Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane."
"How now, you secret, black and midnight hags!"
"The weird sisters, hand in hand, posters of the sea and land."
"I bear a charmed life."
"That will never be: Who can impress the forest."
"Thou wast born of no woman."
"When shall we three meet again?"
"Something wicked this way comes."
"Thou hast harped my fear aright."
"Peace! the charm's wound up."
Conflict Quotes
"Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness."
"Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps."
"O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!"
"What, will these hands ne'er be clean?"
"They have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly."
"The thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now?”
"Prithee, see there! behold! look! lo! how say you?"
"This push will cheer me ever, or disseat me now."
"The sword is drawn, and will not sleep."
"More is thy due than more than all can pay."
"Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it."
"My soul is too much charged."
Madness Quotes
"Is this a dagger which I see before me?"
"Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep.’"
"O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!"
"Out, out, brief candle!"
"This is the very painting of your fear."
"What's done cannot be undone."
"It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood."
"The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear."
"It is the tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury."
"Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still."
"Foul whisperings are abroad: unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles."
"My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white."
Death Quotes
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player."
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow."
"The queen, my lord, is dead."
"Out, out, brief candle!"
"Here’s the smell of blood still."
"Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it."
"Gracious Duncan have borne his faculties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office."
"It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood."
"O horror, horror, horror!"
"Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect."
"All my pretty ones?"
"As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have."
Fear Quotes
"Alas, poor country, almost afraid to know itself!"
"I am afraid to think what I have done; look on't again I dare not."
"Such welcome and unwelcome things at once, 'Tis hard to reconcile."
"When you durst do it, then you were a man."
"Blood hath been shed ere now, i' the olden time."
"To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus."
"Our fears in Banquo stick deep."
"Nought's had, all's spent."
"Then live, Macduff; what need I fear of thee?"
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow."
"This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill; cannot be good."
"Infirm of purpose!"
Final words
In the complex world of social media and marketing, understanding the essence of human behavior is crucial for creating compelling narratives and strategies. The timeless quotes from Shakespeare's Macbeth delve deep into universal themes like ambition, power, fate, guilt, and fear, providing insights that are as relevant today as they were centuries ago. By exploring the evocative language and psychological depth of Macbeth's quotes, we can enhance our ability to connect with audiences and craft messages that truly resonate, echoing the emotional and existential battles that everyone faces. These quotes are not just literary masterpieces; they are reflections of the human condition, guiding us in understanding and leveraging user psychology in every aspect of storytelling.
Discover over 100 memorable quotes from Shakespeare's Macbeth, offering insight into timeless themes and characters. Perfect for literature enthusiasts and students of the Bard.
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