Ambition

• Introduction (Ambition)

  Ambition is the harmatia of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Their constant pursuit for desires is driven by an insatiable ambition which is a catalyst for their physical and mental collpase.
• Conclusion (Ambition)

  In conclusion, ambition gives the illusion that individuals can transcend social,political and divine constraints. This deceptive allure collides with the harsh realities and the consequences set out by God
• Make thick my blood stop access and passage to remorse

  1. Commands for emotional restraint which creates an image of a domineering force.
• Make thick my blood stop access and passage to remorse

  2. Therefore, she could be keen to strip away her femininity because she might not associate emotions like remorse and guilt with masculinity and power.
• Make thick my blood stop access and passage to remorse

  3. She is a femme fatale which is a woman who is manipulative and seductive to lead men into sin.
• Make thick my blood stop access and passage to remorse


  4. As a result she is a femme fatale because she uses her ambition to drive Macbeth into sin by saying she would “dash’d the brains out” of an unborn baby for him
• With Tarquin's ravishing strives ... design' (Act 2)

  1. Macbeth ambitiously emulates a roman tyrant, who raped his wife, which presents him to be a blood thirsty barbaric leader.
• With Tarquin's strives ... dressed' (Act 2)

  2. Macbeth is fueled by the lingering emasculation caused by Lady Macbeth in Act 1.
• With Tarquin's strives ... dressed' (Act 2)

  3. Power is synonymous to brutality and this perception is compounded by his insatiable ambition. Therefore, he is propelled by the pursuit of dominance through brute force.
• With Tarquin's strives ... dressed' (Act 2)

  4. The diction 'design' suggests that he is intentionally crafting his position as king through the pursuit of his ambition.
• Royalty of Nature (Act 3)

  1. 'Royalty' conjures an image of divine ordination
• Royalty of Nature (Act 3)

  2. This makes Macbeth acknowledge Banquo's moral stature and respectability akin to be the one chosen by God. Therefore, Macbeth is envious of Banquo and this is the reason he feels the need to murder his comrade, he realises that he has a 'fruitless' crown.
• Royalty of Nature (Act 3)

  Banquo serves as a foil to Macbeth because there is a epitomizing balance between ambition and respectability. Although he doesn't lack ambition, he realises the detrimental consequences of the pursuit of ambition.