macbeth

• "vaulting ambition which overleaps itself and falls on the other" (act1) (AMBITION)


  -personifies his ambition, portraying it as possessing a power comparable to a human force that can influence and corrupt his formally innocent mind. -"falls"= indicates Macbeths awareness that his ambition is his hamartia, also this portrayal portrays Macbeth as a victim trapped by his ambition -metaphor- "vaulting ambition" = depicts Macbeths struggle to control his ambition and also suggests self-deception
• "with Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his designs"- act1 (AMBITION) 


  -context-Macbeth strives to emulate Tarquin, roman tyrant who raped his wife, so he can embody what it means to be a ruthless blood-thirsty leader. -"design"= connotes intentional creation, mirroring Macbeths intentional crafting of his desired position as king through ambitious pursuits
• ambition links to....

  violence- his ambition causes him to justify violent acts supernatural- engagements with supernatural are catalysts for his ambitious aspirations guilt- Macbeths conscience is a consequence of ambition. his hubris becomes the reason for this downfall gender- lady macbeth's intensifies his ambition
• what 2 quotes show macbeths violence

  "unseamed him from the nave to the chaps"

  "before my body, i throw my war like shield"
• what 2 quotes show macbeths ambition

  "vaulting ambition which overleaps itself and falls on the other"

  "he has the wisdom that does guide his valour to act in safety"- said about banquo
• what 2 quotes show macbeths supernatural link

  "so foul and fair day i have never seen"

  threatens the witches with an "eternal curse"
• what 2 quotes show macbeths appearance vs reality

  "stars hide your fires, let no light see my dark and deep desires"

  "make our faces vizards to our hearts"
• what 3 quotes show macbeths guilt

  "is this a dagger which i see before me"

  "o, full of scorpions is my mind"

  "sleep no more, macbeth doth murder sleep"
• "heat oppressed brain"- the witches are controlling macbeths thoughts
• "something wicked this way comes"- chremamorphism
• instruments of darkeness tell us truths ... only to betray"