1. The Ambition of Lady Macbeth
"Hie thee hither,/ That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,/And chastise with the valor of my tongue/ All that impedes thee from the golden round.... The most outrageous thing she says to try to convince him is that she would kill her own baby to be queen. ... Lady Macbeth's ambition to gain power led to not only her own suicide, but the murder of Macbeth by Macduff. ... She would kill her own baby if it meant she could be queen. ...
- Word Count: 1415
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School