Who said our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt?

“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.”–William Shakespeare on confidence and courage.

WHO said some rise by sin and some by virtue fall?

William Shakespeare Quotes Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

When our actions do not our fear do make us traitors?

Lady Macduff says that “when our actions do not, / Our fears do make us traitors.” Act 4, Scene 2, lines 2-3 So whether her husband actually was a traitor and needed to flee or not, the fact that he has fled makes him seem a traitor.

What is the meaning of some rise by sin and some by virtue fall?

In his eminent play Measure for Measure, he satirically remarks, ‘some rise by sin, others by virtue fall,’ undoubtedly alluding to what not only translates as the behavior of human societies but also defines and holds true for global politics even 400 years following his demise.

Is this her fault or mine the tempter?

Is this her fault or mine? The tempter or the tempted, who sins the most? Ha! It’s not her, she’s not trying to be a tempter.

When Lady Macduff says our fears do make us traitors what is she referring to?

Ross tries to get her to calm down, but she replies that her husband’s “flight was madness: when our actions do not, / Our fears do make us traitors” (4.2. 3-4). She means that her husband has done nothing traitorous, but running away from Scotland makes it look like he has.

When we hold Rumour from what we fear yet know not what we fear?

The terror of Macbeth’s Scotland is that no one can be sure of another’s loyalty or treachery “when we are traitors, / And do not know ourselves; when we hold rumour / From what we fear, yet know not what we fear” (18-20).

What does heavy lies the crown?

The Shakespeare quote ‘uneasy is the head that wears a crown’ is from Henry IV Part 2 is often now phrased as ‘heavy is the head the wears the crown’. The phrase has become an English idiom meaning that those charged with major responsibility carry a heavy burden that makes it difficult for them to relax.

What does heavy lies the head that wears the crown mean?

A person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn’t sleep soundly. This saying is a line from the play King Henry the Fourth, Part Two, by William Shakespeare.

Why every fault condemned ere it be done?

Why, every fault’s condemn’d ere it be done: Mine were the very cipher of a function, To fine the faults whose fine stands in record, 55And let go by the actor.