ambition

Question 1

what is the context of the quote what does the personification in “ if chance will have me king,why,chance crown me without my stir” suggest

Answer 1

• he is going against the divine right of kings and is dismissing it as he is suggesting that it is down to fate but god chooses the king and it is not down to fate - overtly ambitious that fate will get him there

Question 2

what is the key quote for LM

Answer 2

” the raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements”

Question 3

what is the translation of the quote “ the raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements”

Answer 3

the raven is already hoarse from croaking about duncan’s doomed arrival at my castle

Question 4

what are the language features of the quote “ the raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements”

Answer 4

personification
foreshadowing

Question 5

how is foreshadowing used in the quote “the raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements”

Answer 5

• raven is a symbol of death which serves as a powerful foreshadowing device
• hints at the murder of duncan - the crow is hinting by croaking - the violence the lM is about to unleash - highlights her ruthless ambition

Question 6

what are shakespeare’s intentions of using ambition

Answer 6

he uses at as a central theme to underpin the play to reveal is morally corrosive influence on indivudals.

Question 7

quotes suggesting macbeths ambition

Answer 7

“the prince of cumberland that is a step i must fall down or else leap for in my way it lies”
- reveals macbeth’s ambition to be king and highlights how malcom is an obstacle - he must either fall down and accept defeat or leap over the obstacle to fulfill his ambitions