Macbeth Quotes

Hail, King, for so thou art. Behold, where stands / Th’ usurper’s cursed head: the time is free.

Turn, hell-hound, turn!

Though Birnam wood be come to Dunsinane, / And thou oppos’d, being of no woman born, / Yet I will try the last. Before my body / I throw my warlike shield: lay on, Macduff; / And damn’d be him that first cries, “Hold, enough!”

There to meet with Macbeth.

As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.

Till that Bellona’s bridegroom, lapp’d in proof, / Confronted him with self-comparisons, / Point against point, rebellious arm ’gainst arm, / Curbing his lavish spirit: and, to conclude, / The victory fell on us.

Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear / Things that do sound so fair?—

Into the air; and what seem’d corporal, / Melted as breath into the wind.

The service and the loyalty I owe, / In doing it, pays itself. Your Highness’ part / Is to receive our duties: and our duties / Are to your throne and state, children and servants; / Which do but what they should, by doing everything / Safe toward your love and honour.

We will establish our estate upon / Our eldest, Malcolm; whom we name hereafter / The Prince of Cumberland: which honour must / Not unaccompanied invest him only, / But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine / On all deservers.—