Ambition Quotes Flashcards

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1
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“Shalt be king hereafter”

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Witches to Macbeth 1.3 - Line 53

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2
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“Call thee thane of cawdor”

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Ross to Macbeth 1.3

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3
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“Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend to it”

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Lady Macbeth soliloquy 1.5 - Macbeth kindess is a barrier

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4
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“Will no longer proceed in this business”

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Macbeth initially beats evil ambition 1.5

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5
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“When you durst do it, then you were a man”

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Lady Macbeth manipulating 1.7 by insulting his masculinity
Mascculinity is v important ot Macbeth
“I dare do all that may become a man”

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6
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“Instruments of darkness”

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Banquo 1.3 line 125-126

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7
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“Rapt withal”

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Banquo noting Macbeth seeing entranced by witches 1.3

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8
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“It is a tale told by an idiot , full of sand and fury, signifying nothing”

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Macbeth in 5.5 after Lady Macbeths announced death that all the action ambition had led him to was all for nothing - a tragic waste

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