![]() ![]() But in the end we find out that Macduff isn't born from a woman but was "Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb/Untimely ripped" a fitting way to end the ambition of Macbeth. Laugh to scorn/The power of man, for none of woman born/Shall harm Macbeth."Īfter hearing this Macbeth know that all people are born from a woman so Macbeth becomes overconfident and think that he can't be beaten. Enough." The second apparition:"Be bloody, bold, and resolute. The first apparition: "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the thane of Fife. He then decides to visit the 3 witches again to hear another prophecy. The weird sisters ' prophecies spur both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to try to fulfill their ambitions, but the witches never make Macbeth or his wife do anything. Ambition Macbeth is a play about ambition run amok. This influences Macbeth to change his mind and kill Duncan because of this wife's will.Īfter this Macbeth continues his ambition and kills Banquo in order to keep his kingship but the murders start to make Macbeth feel guilty. Themes and Colors LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Macbeth, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. She also says that all the pity she has for her husband about not killing Duncan would make her kill her own child as it suckled her breast. Macbeth starts to think about why he has no need to kill the king, he says "I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself/And falls on the other." When Lady Macbeth hears this she becomes enraged and starts calling him a coward and questions if he is a man. The face of Macbeth suggests that he feels powerful, ambitious and determined to keep his kingship.Īct 1 Scene 7 is one of the most important scenes in the play as it is the last time Macbeth will be good as after this he is influenced to kill Duncan, become king and continue his kingship by killing more people. ![]() The dagger is the bloody dagger that he used to kill Duncan and shows violence and blood. This image shows us that Macbeth is King of Scotland but only became king because of the 3 witches' prophecy. To the left you can see an image of Macbeth and the 3 witches. Although Macbeth acts with greed he doesn't think about killing the king at this time but is influenced by Lady Macbeth later on which cause him to kill Duncan. Before Macbeth was given the prophecy, he was a noble and loyal to the king but once Macbeth found out that he would become Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland he acted to it with greed. Macbeth (Eduqas) 5 Romeo and Juliet (Eduqas) 18 Topics 1 Quiz. One of the biggest themes in Macbeth is ambition.
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