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Ambition (I) iii, 135-142 This quote is significant to our understanding of the play because these lines talk about how Macbeth is thinking ruthless thought which concern the death of Duncan and that his downfall and tragic flaw is his ambition. Order and Disorder (I) ii, 8-23 This quote describes the battle, which is disorder and it creates and uproar and disrupts the peace. This quote talks of war and battle. Appearance & Reality (I) 5, 60-69 Significance of this quote it that evil lurks behind fair looks. Everything is not always, what it appears to be. That people wear masks, and that the mask hides the truth about who they really are; usually they are deceitful. People put on appearances to hide things. Equivocation (I) iii, 149-155 Macbeth lies to Banquo after the witches have had their visit. Macbeth is hiding what he is really thinking about. He is pondering the deed of killing the King (Duncan) and taking the throne. He is untruthful towards Banquo.
Sleep (I) 7, 61 When Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth about the plot to kill Duncan, how's it going to be done, she describes it when he is sleeping. (I) 6, 4-10 This quote talks about how theirs is bird that has made its nest in the jutting out piece of the castle. This is dramatic irony because birds usually represent peace and God. Which would clash with the people that inhabit the castle. The castle is a symbol of darkness-bird light. (I) 5, 49,50,52 All the quotes mentioned have the notion of darkness. They describe the darkness that lies in Macbeth and that lives in Lady Macbeth. She will urge him to commit dark deeds. When darkness is referred to, it foreshadows the death of Duncan and the corruption in the play. Babies & Children (I) 7, 21 These quotes signify vulnerability and innocence. Lady Macbeth refers to her husband as a child, insulting his manliness. She talks about killing a child. The talk of children represents Macbeth's vulnerability towards Lady Macbeth and towards his ambition. His innocence is that he doesn
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