'Ambition' in Macbeth: Key Quotes & Analysis

[@josiahcofie-h365]

i also love how you say greater enjoyment rater than greater grades. instantly makes me want to learn and enjoy it.

[@DrAidan]

Very happy to hear that! Learning becomes much easier when you enjoy the process.

[@josiahcofie-h365]

hi@@DrAidan . Its me again. I just wanted to say thank you. I got my results about a week ago and got a 9 in literature. I'm now doing a level English literature and loving it so far. Thank you for getting me through my exams👍👍

[@DrAidan]

@@josiahcofie-h365 Congratulations! Very pleased to hear that you did so well and that you found the videos useful. Thanks for letting me know.

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We all have something in common We have a stupid Macbeth assessment about ambition that’s due

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@@lachlangeorge2076 im fuc*ed for tomorrow lollll dont even know what theme or anything i s gonna come up

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[@noahwest256]

just got some really valuable notes from some of your vids hopefully i ace my mocks and then my real exams in 6 months time

[@DrAidan]

Great! I hope the exams go well.

[@shanejoy6461]

how did it g0

[@noahwest256]

@@shanejoy6461 I got my predicted which was a 6 😔 tbh I know that I could have got better but it is what it is

[@shanejoy6461]

@@noahwest256 ah feel bad for you but how did you revise and 6 is still good tbh

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@@noahwest256 wat u get?

[@sashakey3463]

this is genuinely the most helpful revision video on quotes i have seen!!

[@DrAidan]

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you.

[@xxsid1979xx]

Just wanted to say these are excellent and I really hope you continue making more.

[@DrAidan]

Thank you. I will continue making them. More videos currently in production,

[@shuaigemeinv]

I love watching these videos while on the journey to school, a quick revision for myself before my lit exam. Thank you for putting these videos out- they have benefitted me greatly, and I attribute my grade As in literature to you 💜

[@DrAidan]

That’s lovely to hear. I’m very pleased that you have found them useful and that they have helped you to get the results you wanted. Thanks for letting me know.

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[@akenyon2361]

im doing a quarantine macbeth essay, god bless you and this vid

[@DrAidan]

Glad you found it useful and thank you for your kind words.

[@akenyon2361]

@@DrAidan Hey thank you for your reply , could you help me out with a question that was given to me? It is " How does Shakespeare represent Leadership first from this passage and in the play as a whole" I would really appreciate it if you could give some sort of push in the right direction. Thank you. (btw you just earned another sub)

[@kizzsaysboo247]

I don’t get any of this like Shakespeare says hello and everyone’s like: so we know his cat died because of the light tone he said hello and he’s jealous of his cousin

[@ambiguous8661]

Nobody ever got such a meaning from such a simple word.

[@rayyan18]

4 hours till the exam 🤟🏼

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How did you do

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4 weeks till the exam :)

[@rayyan18]

@@user-yv7hk8xz6c i got a 5 still

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@@rayyan18 the fact you replied back shows ur a grade 9 person ✌

[@rayyan18]

@@euphoriaggaminghd thanks 😂😂. I jus saw the notif of the guy who replied

[@azhleyy1669]

thank you so much for this, I have a big essay coming this week and this really helped :)

[@DrAidan]

No problem. Thanks for letting me know. I'm glad it was helpful and I hope the essay goes well.

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Hello, van u please provode of ur essay structure... how do u write essays...

[@llcey1818]

This information is easy to follow and simple ,rather than the other vids i have seen that explaon way to much

[@DrAidan]

Thank you: I'm very pleased that it was helpful.

[@noahwest256]

your videos have really helped me to get a grasp of some of the key themes in both Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde

[@DrAidan]

That's great to hear and thank you for letting me know.

[@kaveechoco7898]

Tomorrow I have my mid sem exam, I found everything I needed in this simple video! Thank you and keep doing these videos! Wish you all the very best Dr! 🌷👼

[@DrAidan]

That's very kind of you to say: thank you. I hope the exam goes well.

[@kaveechoco7898]

@@DrAidan Thank you Dr.

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Clear message, clear structure, easy to understand, thank you

[@DrAidan]

Thank you for your kind words. I’m very pleased to hear that you found it useful.

[@josiahcofie-h365]

Him: a brief video me: *understanding more from 10 minutes than a whole year in school*

[@DrAidan]

That’s very kind of you to say. Thank you. I’m very pleased that you found it helpful.

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Thank you very much big man, wish you all the best.

[@DrAidan]

Thank you for your kind words: I'm pleased you found it useful.

[@benleaver436]

Please do more on other themes!!

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I’m watching it the morning b4 my exams

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[@DrAidan]

Thank you for your kind words. Glad you liked the video.

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Brilliant video!

[@alexmay1907]

This is such a great video. Very helpful, thank you so much 😊

[@DrAidan]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for letting me know.

[@sm1thy291]

Managed to make 3 pages of notes off of this, thanks loads!

[@DrAidan]

That’s great to hear. I’m pleased that you found it helpful and thank you for letting me know.

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[@DrAidan]

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THIS WAS SO HELPFUL THANK U

[@DrAidan]

Thank you. I’m very pleased to hear that it was helpful and thanks for letting me know.

[@WellRaven]

My exam is tomorrow! I hope I can analyse Macbeth well enough 😅

[@DrAidan]

Best of luck tomorrow. I hope the exam goes very well.

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Great video!!

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[@DrAidan]

I am very pleased to hear that and thank you for letting me know.

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thank you so much man you were so much help

[@calcpost3641]

Hi Sir, i was just wondering could you please do videos on character analysis because those questions can also come up in the exam( videos are amazing by the way)

[@elenaholloway160]

This was really helpful. But Dr Aidan, what techniques and methods do you suggest we use to memorize quotes? And also I was revising and looking back at my old essays, what do you suggest I write about for the dagger hallucination scene? are there any key quotes i should remember from that scene?

[@DrAidan]

There are a number of ways of doing it. Repetition (learning them by rote) is one option - it's surprising how quickly your brain will remember them. Another couple of options are to use either the PEG or LOCI methods. The PEG method uses numbers and links them with images - so you can number your quotes if you want to; the LOCI method involves assigning quotes to physical places - like your local street, or rooms in your house. You then imagine walking around the house in your head and you can remember them. It's a bit too complicated to explain fully here, but you can find books on these techniques. The hallucination scene is important because after this he acts and the dagger becomes real. It is the key turning point in the play, because after this he cannot turn back. You can compare it with the later quote about being 'in blood stepped so far', when he concludes that it is as tiring to go back and as it is to continue on with more murders. Hope that's useful.

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That was really helpful

[@DrAidan]

Thank you: I’m pleased that you found it helpful.

[@hollycutland6612]

I had this as my mock question after watching this video and ended up getting an 8 almost a 9! So thank you, it was very helpful.

[@DrAidan]

I’m very pleased to hear that and glad that the video helped. Thank you for letting me know.

[@User54225]

Correction; Jacobean

[@evelynfrempong6267]

thank you this really helped

[@DrAidan]

I’m pleased to hear that: thank you for letting me know.

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Amazing work

[@DrAidan]

That’s very kind of you to say: thank you. I’m glad you found it useful.

[@shanejoy6461]

how many quotes do I need to remember also sir could you make a grade 9 essay on Macbeth questions and if you can videos on sign of 4 Thanks!(didn't receive your reply last time cause of this KZbin glitch)

[@theofficialkc1483]

this is really helpful thank you but at this stage there's no point revising this because ambition came up in 2017

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@@adammohamud5302 supernatural came up last year. I hope it'll be masculinity

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[@iCookieMad]

@@Notorious-AP Doesn't sound too bad. How did it go?

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Definitely think this helped thank youuu!

[@DrAidan]

That’s great to hear. Thank you for letting me know.

[@Rosstheboss-kg8ve]

@@DrAidan no worries! 😊

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So many comments about exams. I'm just listening to this because it's interesting. :D

[@ishahussain5369]

can you do kingship please? struggling with AO1 and AO2 for it

[@DrAidan]

Here are a couple of points that I hope might help with Kingship. As I say in the Ambition video, a king was thought to be appointed by God and so his subjects must be loyal to him. This is why Macbeth says 'Your highness' part / Is to receive our duties, and our duties / Are to your throne and state, children and servants,' (1.4.23-25). In addition, Duncan was a virtuous king - a man who only did good things and treated his people well. This is what God would want from a king. Macbeth acknowledges this when he thinks about killing him in Act 1 Scene 7. He says 'Besides, this Duncan / Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued against / The deep damnation of his taking off'. (1.7.16-20). So what this says about kingship is that not only is Duncan appointed by God but he is also a godly ruler who rules over his people well. By killing Duncan Macbeth violates the bond of loyalty and trust between subject and king. I hope that's useful. Let me know if you have any further questions and I will try to answer them.

[@ishahussain5369]

@@DrAidan thanks :) can u sit my exam for me? It would be much appreciated 😂

[@helenagrace5141]

Super late but how did your exam go

[@ishahussain5369]

@@helenagrace5141 i dont even remember 🤣😭

[@momokoboyes8479]

I just wanted to mention, it’s unclear how Lady Macbeth died due to it being a off stage event. Where it’s the most common interpretation that she kills herself (it was seen as sinful to commit suicide back then too), I also think other interpretations are worth mentioning. My personal favourite is that she dies of illness due to the consequences of her actions and her rejection of her femininity catching up to her and nature having its way with her.

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Thank you sir

[@DrAidan]

You're very welcome.

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so helpful, thank you

[@25nawalnavya20]

Infact, Due to the witches prophecies, Macbeth felt that he was the superior!Macbeth puts light on aggressive policy of being immortal, so it is "over ambition". Like if you agree.

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Your intro music made me dance 😂

[@DrAidan]

Glad you liked it!

[@mahigaming9363]

OMGGGG Dr Aidennnn u actually replied...therefore can u reply to this as well....PLEASE CAN U MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT ANALYSIS OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROL please 😁

[@DrAidan]

I have just published the 10 Most Important Quotes in a Christmas Carol - do take a look at that if you would like to. I'm also preparing another two videos on A Christmas Carol that I aim to publish relatively soon.

[@mahigaming9363]

OMGGG thankkkk uuuuu so much Dr Aiden for replying...and obviously also for making a video about the Christmas carol

[@DrAidan]

No problem. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful.

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Thank you so much

[@DrAidan]

Thank you : glad it was helpful.

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I'm writing an exam tomorrow 😫😫😫😫this video helped a lot

[@DrAidan]

I’m very pleased to hear that the video was helpful; thank you for letting me know. I hope the exam goes very well tomorrow.

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[@theotheoth]

1:09 "everythink"?

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This is me studying this the day before my exam😂😂😂

[@Progaming-u2s]

tommorrow i hv mock nd here em watching this in middle of night

[@williamwade7919]

Thanks for the videos, could you maybe do one of gender roles?

[@DrAidan]

I am currently working on some character analyses of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, so that may cover some points you are looking for.

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got english lit paper 1 tomorrow and i don’t know ANYTHING

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mocks anyone ?

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Finals tomorrow

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Danke.

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Tomorrow is my exam!!

[@DrAidan]

I hope it goes very well.

[@4nge1]

@@DrAidan thank youu!! your video really helped. ambition is our essay topic

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Your videos are soo good lol

[@DrAidan]

Thank you: I'm pleased you are finding them helpful.

[@bobbybradley7994]

@@DrAidan hi do you reckon u could do some vids on animal farm for me, much appreciated Thanks very much

[@charliesdreaming5903]

Got my exam tomorrow I know 0 Macbeth quotes tbh

[@SafaAyoub]

I’m going to scream GCSEs are in a week and I have done no English revision… 💔

[@suttonog2601]

Aidan do you have any advice on answering each 30 mark question on Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde? Also I’ve gotten lots of quotes for Jekyll but if any other characters come up I am doomed so what else do you think could come up?

[@DrAidan]

What you want to look for are quotes that highlight why Stevenson has chosen Utterson and Lanyon in particular. Look for quotes in the first couple of pages about Utterson - they tell you he's serious and respectable, so he's a reliable narrator. Lanyon is genial and friendly. He's also well-liked and respected - so he has been chosen to illustrate the unease we should have about Jekyll's project. Hope that's useful. Good luck.

[@paradoxproductions5316]

Watching the day before an exam

[@avamaliz]

isnt it the jacobean society and not elizabethan society

[@DrAidan]

You make a good point. When Macbeth was written the society was (strictly speaking) Jacobean because James I was king. However I have used Elizabethan here because the concepts I describe in this video were carried over from the recently-ended Elizabethan period. I hope that explains my choice but yes you would be right to say Macbeth is a Jacobean play.

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Easy Exam tomorrow?’

[@kizzsaysboo247]

I’m so confused I’m literally 13 and people are talking about GCSEs I got set this for online work

[@DrAidan]

I’m sorry to hear that. if you have a particular question let me know and I’ll see if can help you with it.

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what grade analysis is this

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@@DrAidan in gcse terms what grade is this

[@leahstout6228]

Is this a middle/top band grade analysis? Eg:a 6/7 at gcse level

[@shanejoy6461]

how many quotes on this theme should I remeber

[@DrAidan]

Thanks for your question. I don't think that there is a specific number: but clearly the more you can remember the more choice you will have in the exam. However, what I think is particularly important is to be able to analyse the quote so that your examiner can see that you have an appreciation of how language is being employed (simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification etc.), what effect Shakespeare achieves by using it, and how it relates to the particular theme. I hope that's useful, but do feel free to contact me if you have any other questions.

[@shanejoy6461]

@@DrAidan Thanks sir also if possible could you make sign of four vides and do grade 9 essays on Macbeth and Sign of 4 since I have mocks in December an im so scared as I haven't got any English revision before as I was unaware that KZbin had great content creators like yo and I dint have a revision guide before. But only if you can! THANKS!!!

[@princess_cx]

Mocks in 3 weeks😟

[@ambrin1885]

same here :,(

[@marcusmcfc444]

revising the morning before my exam because I've done fuck all👍

[@MrTea_xx]

try 1.5 speed

[@ehsannazari318]

isnt it jacobean audience

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I thought he was gonna start rapping.

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I don’t get it. I’m going to fail my exams.

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here because of my literature exam tmr

[@skyemccarron8284]

I swear Macbeth is a Jacobean tradity not Elizabeth

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Savior

[@DrAidan]

Glad it helped.

[@The_Duchess_Cc]

pov: u have to take notes on this vid for an english homework

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[@YourRoof]

exams in a few days o_o

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Ok

[@ShootingStarsInYourAss]

If I don't pass I'm going to unsubscribe

[@jeoq]

LMAOOOO

[@meatiest1989]

To be honest, they never told the specific question of the test so I ended up revising for Lady Macbeth instead of Macbeth's ambition

[@thelmaaremu2933]

My exams in 10 minutes 😭

[@DrAidan]

I hope that the exam goes very well.

[@modz1033]

Who else got externals tomorrow?

[@trismicakahenry4436]

Yep

[@wehumble.8448]

3:00

[@hotpotato8798]

Yikes my school tested good kingship for 2 other moments

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General English ugh

[@NateBD]

qcca ?

[@mistince832]

very slack for it, tommorrow hahah

[@lianasegal1301]

Externals today goodluck year 12s

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9:30

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