Critical Essay - Macbeth - Character Flashcards

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Witches plant the seed of ambition in Macbeth.

“By Finel’s death, I know I am of Glamis, But how of Cawdor? The thane of cawdor lives […] and to be king stands not within the prospect of belief.”

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Macbeth struggles to suppress his ambitious thoughts.

“Stars hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.”

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He now realises his ambition is his only motive.

“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.”

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Even after the deed is done, Macbeth wants more.

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

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Macbeth was not capable of living up to his unchecked ambition - leading to a tragic end.

“Now he does feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief.”

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