Multiple choice

The dominating passion of Macbeth is

  1. jealousy

  2. greed

  3. revenge

  4. ambition
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Explanation

Macbeth's tragic flaw is excessive ambition. The witches' prophecy ignites his desire for power, and Lady Macbeth manipulates this ambition to murder King Duncan. Unlike Shakespeare's Othello (jealousy) or Iago (revenge), Macbeth is driven by vaulting ambition that leads to his moral corruption and eventual downfall. The play explores how unchecked ambition destroys a noble man.

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