Macbeth - Themes - Ambition Flashcards
1
Q
Finish the quote: ‘valours…
A
minion’
2
Q
what does ‘valour’s minion’ show
A
abids to code of honour
foreshadows his susceptibility to manipulation
3
Q
Finish the quote: ‘vaulting…
A
ambition’
4
Q
what does ‘vaulting ambition’ show
A
verb ‘vaulting’ - mammoth ego - ambition to his hermartia
personification - human like force - controlling the mind
5
Q
Finish the quote: ‘life is but a walking shadow…
A
it is tale… signifying nothing
6
Q
what does ‘life is so walking shadow.. it is a tale.. signifying nothing show
A
understands the futility of his ambition
noun - tale - ominous nursery rhyme
