Ambition in Macbeth

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'Two truths are told as happy prologues to the swelling act of th'imperial theme' Act 1 scene 3
Macbeth says this when he realises that the witches prophecies are true as he becomes Thane of Cawdor and he begins to wonder whether he will become king like they said as well
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'Thou wouldst be great art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it' Act 1 scene 5
Lady Macbeth says this when she thinks about the type of man Macbeth is and she begins to realise he is capable of ambitious things
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'I have no spur to ***** the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on th'other' Act 1 scene 7
Macbeth says this when he starts to doubt is plan of killing Duncan
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'To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus' Act 3 scene 1
Macbeth says this when he has been crowned king and he still feels a level of insecurity
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'Brave Macbeth' Act 1 scene 2
Macbeth is aspired to in the beginning of the play, he is seen as brave and ambitous and honourable character
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Lady Macbeth says this when she thinks about the type of man Macbeth is and she begins to realise he is capable of ambitious things

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'Thou wouldst be great art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it' Act 1 scene 5

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Macbeth says this when he starts to doubt is plan of killing Duncan

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Macbeth says this when he has been crowned king and he still feels a level of insecurity

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Macbeth is aspired to in the beginning of the play, he is seen as brave and ambitous and honourable character

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