Macbeth - THEMES

Macbeth - THEMES

1. AMBITION

   • M greatest weakness
   • M acknowledges his 'vaulting ambition' when contemplating Dunca's muder - this is after him considering all the good reasons not to kill him + he realises the only reason to kill him is his ambition
   • LM and witche's power over M is only possible due to his ambition
   • M is a fatal hero and his only flaw is his ambition - leads to his downfall
   • On first meeting M, he is startled + fearful of something that sounds 'so fair' - because ambition has already triggered treasonous thoughts
   • Fundamental theme in the play and Shakespeare's perpose of the play is to show the effects of ambition

2. SUPERNATURAL