Ambition Essay Plan

Question 1

Point 1 + quotations for ambition:

Answer 1

When the audience first meets Lady Macbeth Shakespeare demonstrates ambition as blocking out important feelings of compassion.

• “too full o’th milk of human kindness”
• “chatis[ing] him with the valour of [her] tongue”

Question 2

Point 2 + quotations for ambition:

Answer 2

Ambition has power to corrupt and taint people.

“What cannot you and I perform upon th’unguarded Duncan?”

Question 3

Point 3 + quotations for ambition:

Answer 3

Ambition leads characters to go down path of immorality which may have large psychological impact on them

• “Out damned spot! Out I say!”, she then immediately moves on to say “one two, why, then tis ‘time to do ‘t”.