Ambition

Question 1

Lennox: “From whom this t______ holds the d__ of b_____”

Act 3, Scene 6

Answer 1

“From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth”

• The true heir’s (Duncan’s son, Malcom) birthright was stolen by Macbeth

Question 2

Witches: “All h____ Macbeth, thou shalt be k____ h_________!”

Act 1, Scene 3

Answer 2

“All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!”

Question 3

Lady Macbeth: “Thou wouldst be g_____ , Art not without a________, but w_______ , The i_______ should a______ it”

Act 1, Scene 5

Answer 3

“Thou wouldst be great
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it”

Lady Macbeth knows that Macbeth is capable of ambitious dreams, but she thinks that he is unwilling to display the ruthless behaviour necessary to achieve those dreams.

Question 4

Macbeth: “To be t____ is n_______, but to be s_______ t____”

Act 3, Scene 1

Answer 4

“To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus”

• He speaks this line after becoming king, but continues to feel restless and insecure. He’s afraid he might lose his position and finds it meaningless as he has no heir.
• Reveals how him giving in to his ambition and murdering Duncan has not brought hi, peace, but rather has left him more paranoid and anxious

Question 5

Macbeth: “I am in b_____ s_______ in so ____ that (…) r________ were as t_______ as to go o’er”

Act 3, Scene 4

Answer 5

“I am in blood stepped in so far that (…) returning were as tedious as to go o’er”