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AQA GCSE macbeth themes revision
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Ambition Point Quote analysisMacbeth can’t force himself to ‘No spur to prick the sides of my Macb
do evil things, it’s his strong intent but vaulting ambition the t
ambition that encourages him to which o’erleaps itself” - admits he fin
complete and go ahead with no justification, ‘vaulting’ fright
Macbeth
these deadly actions. - Act 1 emphasises strong power of
scene 7 ambition, overleap means rider
trying to get on yet failing and
falling, foreshadows Macbeth’s
destruction
Lady Macbeth calls on spirits ‘Come you spirits that tend on Lady
and the supernatural to fulfil mortal thoughts unsex me here’ - than
her ambitions on becoming weaknesses have to be removed in insist
queen, and obtaining power order to obtain power, disturbing and r
Lady Macbeth imagery used with a refusal of
feminine traits to make her more
vulnerable, wishes to castrate
herself as reminder of lost baby,
looks for validation in royalty
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