Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

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What are some important quotations in Act III, Scene 4 of Macbeth?

vn5472

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Also, would you give me the reason, too!

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Posted by vn5472 on January 17, 2008 at 4:07 AM and tagged with act 3, banquo, banquos ghost, macbeth, quotes

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luannw

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There are several significant quotes because this is the scene where first, Macbeth learns that the murderers were successful in killing Banquo but unsuccessful in killing Fleance, who escaped...

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Posted by luannw on January 17, 2008 at 5:22 AM

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Macbeth, speaking to the murderer, says:  But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears.--But Banquo's safe? 

By this, he is commenting on how he...

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Posted by amy-lepore on January 17, 2008 at 5:32 AM

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One important quotation comes at the beginning of the scene when Macbeth asks the murderer: "Is he despatch'd?" Is Banquo dead?

When Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo sitting in...

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Posted by linda-allen on January 17, 2008 at 5:34 AM

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