Ambition

Question 1

What does Macbeth say in act 1 scene 7 acknowledging is gaining ambition

Answer 1

“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition”

Question 2

What does Macbeth say in act 1 scene 4 expressing his ambition

Answer 2

“Stars, hide your fires; let no light see my black and deep desires”

Question 3

What does Macbeth say when declaring he must kill banquo in act 3 scene 1

Answer 3

“To be this is nothing, but to be safely this. Our fears in Banquo stick deep”

Question 4

What does Macbeth say at the end of the play showing his ambition to not be defeated

Answer 4

“I will not be afraid of death and bane, till Birman forest comes to Dunsinane”

Question 5

“What do the witches say that fuels Macbeth’s ambition to be king”

Answer 5

“All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter”

Question 6

What does Macbeth say in act 3 scene 4 acknowledging that his ambition has led him to no return so he must carry on

Answer 6

“I am in blood/ stepped in so far that, should I wade no more”

Question 7

What does Macbeth say in act 2 scene 3 which shows that despite his remorse for killing Duncan his ambition is still fuelling him

Answer 7

“O, yet I do repent me of my fury that I did kill them”