Greed and Ambition in Macbeth
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- Created on: 07-02-21 17:46
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- Greed and Ambition in Macbeth
- Key Characters
- Macbeth
- Lady Macbeth
- Macbeth is set in a violent, male-dominated society, so Lady Macbeth can only achieve her ambitions through Macbeth
- Banquo
- The Witches
- Represent ugly ambition
- Quotes
- "I have no spur to pr*ck the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other " Macbeth - Act 1 Scene 7
- He compares his current situation to horse riding - ambition is the metaphorical spur he, the rider, uses to motivate his horse.
- However, a horse rider may overestimate their ability when trying to jump an obstacle and consequently fall down.
- This foreshadows Macbeth's tragic end
- However, a horse rider may overestimate their ability when trying to jump an obstacle and consequently fall down.
- He compares his current situation to horse riding - ambition is the metaphorical spur he, the rider, uses to motivate his horse.
- "Yet I do fear thy nature is too full o' th' milk of human kindness" Lady Macbeth - Act 1 Scene 5
- Shakespeare may have chosen her to say this when we are first introduced to her to foreground that Lady Macbeth's defining trait is ambition.
- In contrast, we are introduced to Macbeth when he is in battle which suggests he is brave and noble
- Shakespeare may have chosen her to say this when we are first introduced to her to foreground that Lady Macbeth's defining trait is ambition.
- "We'd jump the life to come"
- "I have no spur to pr*ck the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other " Macbeth - Act 1 Scene 7
- Scenes
- Act 1, Scene 5
- Lady Macbeth's soliloquy - she has no doubts about killing Duncan
- Act 2, Scene 3
- Macbeth pretends to be shocked and upset about Duncan's death
- Act 2, Scene 3
- Malcolm and Donaldbain run away, in fear of their lives, which make them look guilty. This allows Macbeth to take the throne.
- Act 3, Scene 1
- Banquo has ambition but it doesn't corrupt him like Macbeth
- Act 3, Scene 2
- Macbeth wants Banquo and Fleance killed so they don't threaten his throne
- Act 1, Scene 7
- The Macbeths decide to kill Duncan
- Act 1, Scene 5
- Linked Symbolism
- Key Characters
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