“To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus” (Act 3, Scene 1) In case it was in any doubt, in this Macbeth ambition quote he explicitly states that all of his violent actions are for his own good: “For mine own good
Macbeth inMacbethby William Shakespeare: Despite being a tragic hero, Macbeth's ambition drives him to murder and madness, making him an antihero. Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling: Snape's complex character oscillates between villainy and heroism, hiding his true allegian...
Macbeth is a good example of the conflict between good and evil as Macbeth, rewarded for valor on the battlefield and considered the king's loyal ally, cannot fight his "vaulting" ambition which, he admits, "o'er leaps itself" and to which he refers in Act I, scene vii, lin...
Her ruthless ambition leads her to concoct a murder plot — only it turns out that she doesn't have the stomach for it. Her gentlewoman brings a doctor to see Lady Macbeth as she walks the castle in her sleep, confessing her sins and attempting to wash the blood from her hands. Sleep...
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