Macbeth

• The metaphor not only depicts Macbeths struggle to control his ambitious nature but also suggest self deception – Macbeth believes that he’s able to harness some control over his ambition, enough that he’s able to transcend the societal, political and define limitations placed upon him.
• Metaphor : the metaphorical portray of Macbeth ‘vaulting ambition‘ draws a parallel between him and jockey who is to manage an untamable, almost animalistic force
• Personification:


  Macbeth, personifies his ambition, portraying as possessing pot see comparable to a human force that can exert influence and corrupt formally innocent mind
• ‘Vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself falls on th‘ other‘(act 1)
• Macbeth‘s ambition is further fuelled by the lingering emasculstion . He experienced at the hands of Lady Macbeth in act 1. For him, power becomes synonymous with brutality, and this perception is compounded by his insatiable ambition, which propels him towards a relentless pursuit of dominance though brute force.
• Contextual link:


  Macbeth ambitiously strives to emulate, the Roman tyrant who raped his wife, so he can embody what he means to be a ruthless bloodbloodthirsty leader-thirsty leader
• ‘With Tarquin’s ravishing strides, towards his design’ (act 2)