Need a hand?

Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,
Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements.
Act 1, Scene 2- Sergeant

Summary: Sergeant is saying that he and his group had never said hello or goodbye until Macbeth had saved us from battle.



The weird sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the sea and land,
Thus do go about, about:
Thrice to thine and thrice to mine
And thrice again, to make up nine.
Peace! the charm's wound up.

Act 1, Scene 3- The 3 witches

Summary: It's really just the witches casting the curse on the sailor together. Not much going on here.


We still have judgment here; that we but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor: this even-handed justice
Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice
To our own lips.

Act 1, Scene 6- Macbeth

Summary- Macbeth is trying to decide whether or not to kill King Duncan, and the mentioning of even-handed justice it's showing him deliberating on whether justice will be on his side, but justice is fair and even, so no go there...