AQA English Literature GCSE Macbeth: Themes Ambition Quiz

The plot of Macbeth is driven by the Macbeths' manipulative ______; both center their actions around their desire for Macbeth to become king.

Both characters exploit those around them to improve their position in the ______ hierarchy.

Ambition is seen as corrupting and causes Macbeth to lose his ______.

Macbeth is a dramatic representation of the devastating psychological consequences of pursuing one's ambitions without regard for ______.

Lady Macbeth ultimately kills herself due to deep remorse and guilt over their ______.

In the Jacobean period, societal status was intensely important, and a rigid class system and social hierarchy meant that titles were highly ______.

Lady Macbeth criticises Macbeth's actions and lack of masculinity, which arguably leads him to kill ______.

Lady Macbeth's ambition contributes to her own ______ and she eventually commits suicide.

When Lady Macbeth first hears of the Witches’ prophecies, her mind immediately jumps to ______.

Lady Macbeth doubts her husband’s capacities to act on desires due to his 'milk of human kindness' and lack of ______.

Lady Macbeth is introduced as having the defining trait of ______.

Lady Macbeth expresses doubts about Macbeth's nature and his ambition without the ______ to act.

Lady Macbeth can be seen as the ultimate catalyst for the plot, spurring her husband to commit ________

Lady Macbeth believes that you can only act on your ambitions and achieve greatness when you sacrifice or ignore their ________ compass

According to Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is 'too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness // To catch the nearest way,' implying he is not capable of doing what is ________

Lady Macbeth suggests that pursuing ambitions often requires doing ________ deeds

Masculinity is associated with Lady Macbeth's view that ________ is equated with 'illness'

Lady Macbeth, as a woman, would’ve been socially pressured to appear less ambitious and encouraged to hide her ________

Macbeth is told he will potentially become the Thane of ______ and then a king

In Jacobean and Elizabethan England, ambition would have generally been treated as a ______ quality to possess

According to the Great Chain of Being, rocks are at the bottom of this ______

The King is the highest ranked earthly ______

In Elizabethan and Jacobean England, ambition was equated with ______

Through Macbeth, Shakespeare explores whether ambition is ______

In Act 2 Scene 2, Macbeth asks if Neptune’s ocean will wash away the ______ on his hand

Macbeth hallucinates a dagger with gouts of ______ in Act 2 Scene 1

The apparition of Banquo’s ghost may be interpreted as a projection of Macbeth’s ______

Blood in Macbeth vividly symbolises ______ and guilt

Macbeth predicts that his guilt will grow and spread, turning the oceans ______

Macbeth's guilt and sin are visually represented through vivid images of ______