Macbeth: Themes (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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What does ambition drive Macbeth to become in the play?
What does ambition drive Macbeth to become in the play?
A tyrant consumed by power
How does Lady Macbeth use her ambition in relation to Macbeth?
How does Lady Macbeth use her ambition in relation to Macbeth?
She manipulates him into regicide
What does Macbeth's murder of Duncan demonstrate about his ambition?
What does Macbeth's murder of Duncan demonstrate about his ambition?
It overrides his moral judgment
What sets the play's events in motion according to the theme of fate?
What sets the play's events in motion according to the theme of fate?
The witches' prophecies
Despite the prophecies, what does Macbeth make that shows free will?
Despite the prophecies, what does Macbeth make that shows free will?
Conscious decisions to murder
According to the theme, what ultimately determines the outcome despite fate?
According to the theme, what ultimately determines the outcome despite fate?
Individual choices
What haunts Macbeth after he murders Duncan?
What haunts Macbeth after he murders Duncan?
Visions and paranoia
In her sleepwalking scene, what does Lady Macbeth try to do?
In her sleepwalking scene, what does Lady Macbeth try to do?
Wash imaginary blood from her hands
What does guilt corrode according to the theme?
What does guilt corrode according to the theme?
Sanity and moral compass
What do the witches represent in the supernatural theme?
What do the witches represent in the supernatural theme?
Forces of chaos and prophecy
What vision does Macbeth see leading him to Duncan's chamber?
What vision does Macbeth see leading him to Duncan's chamber?
A dagger
What atmosphere does the supernatural create in Macbeth?
What atmosphere does the supernatural create in Macbeth?
Eerie and ominous