Theme of Ambition In Macbeth
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- Created on: 11-05-18 11:40
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- Theme of Ambition
- Good vs Ambition
- He doesn't want to be king by foul means
- "If chance will have me King, why chance may crown me without my stir"
- His ambition doesn't justify doing a foul deed showing the good and moral side of him
- "If chance will have me King, why chance may crown me without my stir"
- Noble
- "Valiant cousin" "Worthy gentleman"
- He is honourable and respected
- "Valiant cousin" "Worthy gentleman"
- Conflicted
- He isn't sure whether he wants to murder Duncan
- His ambition and goodness are in conflict showing both his good and bad side
- He isn't sure whether he wants to murder Duncan
- Remorseful and guilty
- Feels regret for murdering Duncan
- This shows his good side even after his ambition starts to take over his actions
- Feels regret for murdering Duncan
- He doesn't want to be king by foul means
- Downfall
- Paranoid
- "our fears in Banquo stick deep"
- He is starting to show irrationality and madness
- "our fears in Banquo stick deep"
- Remorse
- He sees Banquo's ghost.
- Shows his good side is still there and but also him losing his mind
- He sees Banquo's ghost.
- Removed
- Hires murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance
- This shows how he is so detached from the murdering of people that he just wants it done and shows his downfall as he is associating with low characters as his ambition has got the better of him
- Hires murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance
- Paranoid
- Rock bottom
- Ruthless
- "The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand"
- He won't even think about his actions anymore showing he has lost his conscience
- Kills Macduff's family
- He is so far in that he will murder anyone, even women and children to get his way
- "The very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand"
- Deluded and desperate
- Macbeth seeks out the witches himself
- The first time the witches found him but now he is so desperate he is seeking out the witches and believes the prophecies
- Macbeth seeks out the witches himself
- Resigned
- "I am in blood stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er"
- He has lost rationality and is willing to keep on killing just because he has already killed people
- "I am in blood stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er"
- Ruthless
- Redeemed
- Realisation
- He begins to realise that he is all alone
- His conscience is actually still there
- He begins to realise that he is all alone
- Brave once more
- "I'll fight till from bones my flesh be hacked"
- He redeems himself slightly by returning to the mindset of a brave soldier before his death
- "I'll fight till from bones my flesh be hacked"
- Realisation
- Good vs Ambition
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