| Text | Macbeth | Sir Ernest Shackleton | Gattaca | Ozymandias |
| How they used ambition: | To kill his way into power and by killing his own family to become king. | He attempted to do the first land crossing of the South pole on the Endeavor until his ship was crushed. His journey turned into a battle to survive. He was knighted for his ambition. | Vincent overcomes the limits set by society and the doctors who told him his fate at birth and how he’d most likely die and wouldn’t ever be able to achieve his dreams. | Ozymandias was a man who build apparently build an empire to make all cower and admire his greatness, yet all his statue was surrounded by was vast sand. |
| Outcome: | Macbeth became so hated his own sworn troops and members of court turned on him and killed him after he realised the man he had become. | He set out to be the first person to cross the Antarctic via land. His ship, The Endeavor, got trapped inside the ice and eventually crushed. He undertook a battle to survive and his year long expedition ended up taking three years. | Vincent got his way to the stars without anyone knowing he was a god child, he overcame every obstacle and dreams came true, but he still had trouble leaving due to Eugene. | His ancient empire was eventually consumed by the surrounding sands, nothing toppled him other than time. All his work would eventually add to nothing. |
| Message / Ideas: | Ambition is powerful yes but is is best for everyone when balanced with morality. | Ambition is more than a fairy tale, it is the backbone of all real world heroics and legendary stories. | With careful planning, ambition and help from those around you you can overcome everything the world has to throw at you. | He may have created a vast empire but all he has now is a slightly arrogant statue claiming how great his pile of sand is. |
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