Question

You have read a soliloquy from Macbeth in Act II, Scene 1 and an excerpt from “Shakespeare’s Macbeth.”

Write a well-developed paragraph in which you explain the connections between the nonfiction excerpt and Macbeth’s soliloquy?

Answer 1

Macbeth in Act II,Scene 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Macbeth recognises that "overarching AMBITION" is the only motive he has for killing King Duncan and seizing the Scottish throne. ... Macbeth recognises that "overarching AMBITION" is the only motive he has for killing King Duncan and seizing the Scottish throne.

Macbeth expresses through his soliloquy, including guilt, ambitiousness, and the relationship between the ideas of fate and free will. Macbeth, in working himself up to the murder of his king, is filled with hesitancy and doubt.