GCSE English Literature Macbeth Ambition Quotes (+ Analysis)
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| Two truths are told As happy prologues to the swelling act Of th’imperial theme (1.3) | show 🗑
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| Thou wouldst be great Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it (1.5) | show 🗑
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| I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on th’other (1.7) | show 🗑
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| show | Macbeth speaks this line after he has become king. This quote reveals how Macbeth’s first violent action sets off a chain reaction of him continuing to commit violent actions in order to maintain his hold on the power he has gained.
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| "By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." | show 🗑
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| "I dare do all that may become a man" | show 🗑
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| "I dare do all that may become a man" (Extra Analysis) | show 🗑
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| show | Verb "spur" - shows clear impetus for committing the murder. Noun phrase "vaulting ambition" - Macbeth is keenly aware of his motivations and is not instantly convinced by the desire.
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