Sunday, January 17, 2016

What does Macbeth claim is his only motivation for the assassination?

Macbeth says in his speech at the beginning of Act I, scene 7, that there are many reasons NOT to kill Duncan - Duncan is his cousin, and a good and well-loved king, and his guest.  However, Macbeth admits that the reason he still wants to go through with it is his "vaulting ambition" that overleaps his concerns.

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