Macbeth - Ambition Themes
English
Grade 8
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A worksheet analyzing the theme of ambition in Macbeth, focusing on a key monologue. Suitable for Grade 8 students.
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Macbeth - Ambition Themes
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Introduction to Macbeth's Ambition
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, / To the last syllable of recorded time; / And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then is heard no more: it is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.
1.
What is the main theme expressed in this monologue?
[2 marks]2.
Identify one literary technique used in this excerpt and explain its effect.
[3 marks]3.
How does the tone of this passage reflect Macbeth's attitude towards life?
[3 marks]B
Close Reading: Literary Devices
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, / To the last syllable of recorded time; / And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then is heard no more: it is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.
1.
Identify two literary devices used in this passage and explain their significance.
[4 marks]2.
What is the effect of the metaphor 'a tale told by an idiot'?
[2 marks]C
Creative Writing Prompt
Write a monologue from Macbeth's perspective, reflecting his internal struggle with ambition and morality after contemplating life and death.
1.
Compose a 20-line monologue expressing Macbeth's internal conflict about his ambitions and moral doubts.
2.
Include at least two literary devices in your monologue to enhance emotional impact.
[3 marks]D
Analysis of Macbeth's Soliloquy
Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. / I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. / Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible / To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but / A dagger of the mind, a false creation / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? / I see thee yet, in form as palpable / As this which now I draw.
1.
Identify and explain the literary device used in the opening line.
[3 marks]2.
What does the 'false creation' suggest about Macbeth's mental state?
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