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Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of….
Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 1. This quote from Macbeth’s soliloquy shows how much a once well-regarded warrior with a moral conscience has been corrupted by the malevolent influence of the Witches. Aligning himself with the supernatural, he believes that the murder of Duncan is like an offering to Hecate.
This song of the witches, ‘Double, Double Toil and Trouble’, appears in Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. In the previous acts of the play, Macbeth has killed both the king, Duncan, and his friend Banquo for the lust for power.
How does Lady Macbeth's death affect Macbeth? What convinces Macbeth that he is invincible over Macduff's army? How does the Witches' prophecy about Banquo come true?
We’ve pulled together all of the top Macbeth quotes below from primary and secondary characters – as well as a good selection from the eponymous hero and his wife – shown in order of the quote appearing in the play, listing the character speaking along with act and scene.
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: Annotations for the Witches' Chants (4.1.1-47) A dark cave. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Thunder. Enter the three Witches First Witch Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Second Witch Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Third Witch Harpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time." First Witch Round about the cauldron go;
Quotation Bank: Macbeth. Act 1. Act 2. Act 3. Act 4. Act 5. ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’ . ‘brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name’. ‘what he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won’ . ‘so fair and foul a day I have not seen’. ‘All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!’. ‘lesser than Macbeth and greater’.
