As a result of these prophecies, Mac Beth's desire to become King of Scotland is aroused. ... Lady Mac Beth plays an important role in this play in that she created a plan for Mac Beth's desire to ascend to the throne. ... However, Mac Beth's ambition was not strong enough to carry out his desire to kill King Duncan. ... Just as the Bible states; "as it is appointed unto man once to die and then judgment- At the conclusion of the story Mac Beth dies and received justice for the life he lived, as we all will. ...

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Duncan dies by the hand of Macbeth due to a desire for power. ... Again, Macbeth's desire for power leads him ordering for the murder of Macduff's wife and sons. ... The desire for power can slowly corrupt one's state of mind. ... Lady Macbeth, too, is driven to death by her desire to obtain power. ...

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Next Macbeth's tragic flaw is his, that is a desire for power and to be king. ... In Macbeth's situation his tragic flaw is his unchecked ambition, and his desire to become the King of Scotland. ... "Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires.... In summary, Macbeth's deep and dark desires will further support the prophecies, until they are brought to reality. ... " This scene explains how Macbeth would rather die then hail to the new rightful king. ...

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Envy is the sixth deadly sin, and is the desire for the possessions, position, or qualities of another. ... Due to her ambition and envy, she lived vicariously through Macbeth and desired to be hailed queen. ... For example, Macbeth can not control the family, time, or place in which he was born, nor can he choose how, when, or why he dies. ... Macbeth was destine to become king as was he destine to eventually fail and die. ... Surly, if someone knew how he or she was going to die they would try to avoid death. ...

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Macbeth has always desired power in his ambitious life, but to take the throne by murder is a thought he never encountered. ... He either has to wait for Duncan to die or kill Duncan himself. ... He has high respect for the king and does not wish for the king to die, but he has his ambitious quality stuck in mind. ... Eventually, Macbeth's moral code falls to his inner desires, and he completes the witches' true intentions. ...

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This makes it seem as if the witches have a human like desire for power, personified in their quest to affect the outcome of time. This desire, which seems to be the root of their actions, also becomes the root of Macbeth's eventual fall from power. ... Other decisions humans make do not seem to have as much impact as the major ones; for instance, whether to be black or red in a game of checkers is not likely to have any impact on whether you die of old age or a decapitation. ...

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It is Macbeth ambition that drives his desire to be successful and achieve is ultimate goal. ... "She should have died hereafter Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. ... Macbeth ambition and desire to reach his goal has caused him to convert his mindset for the worst. ...

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Macbeth acted upon his own desires, which were already determined before he committed any deed. ... As he learns of the dangers of Dunsinane meeting Birnam Wood and is warned of Macduff, he is oblivious to the fact that he will die by the very man. ...

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Macbeth was lured to kill the king by the desire for power, an appetite that was driven by the witches" prophecies and his wife's encouragement. ... When he is saying the "Tomorrow and tomorrow speech" he sounds very pitiful because he is saying life is too short and worthless; you will die soon and then nobody will remember you. ...

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For example, he says "Stars hide your fires, let not see my black and deep desires". ... Macbeth has "no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition which o'erlaps it" Macbeth has no justification for the crime because Duncan is a good king and his relative, he can only use his vaulting ambition (desire for more power) as a reason to murder Duncan, however he knows it's not good enough. ... When Macbeth murders sleep it means sleep is no longer safe to do because even then you can die. ...

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"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my back and deep desires." ... The Macbeth realizes that "blood will have blood," and that his murderous plots will all come to an end when he dies. ... Macbeth, unaware that the Thane has died states, "The Thane of Cawdor lives. ... Art thou afeared to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?...

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But he has a deep desire inside his heart. ... As the play goes on, Macbeth ventures further into darkness, and makes more and more wrong moral discisions, until all his friends desert him, and he is left to die. ... Macbeth's deep-seated desire to become King is shown in his eagerness to hear more prophecies. ... This causes him to lose the battle, and die. ... In contrast, Macbeth just says "She should have died hereafter" and goes back to prepare for the battle. ...

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Macbeth: She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word "(Shakespeare, Act V, Scene V). His wife, his love, his world had died and he did not even care. ... His desire to be unstoppable and all powerful was what killed him. ...

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These two characters help to make the audience understand the plays theme concerning the consequences to giving in to one's desires. ... Even in his death Banquo was a praiseworthy man because he dies to save his son. ...

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For example Macbeth prepares to die when he says, "Why should I play the Roman fool and die On mine own sword? ... Here he realizes that he will die, but he unsure of whom will kill him. ... After Macbeth has died all evil disappears Macduff preaches, "Hail, King! ... I see the compassed, with thy kingdom's pearl, That speak my salutation in their minds, Who's voice I desire aloud with mine." ...

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In Lady Macbeth's case, the main fault that brought about her destruction and final suicide was greed, along with an ignorance and repression of the emotions that contradicted this desire. ... He shows a desire to do so, saying to himself, "That is a step/On which I must fall down or else o'erleap...Let not light see my black and deep desires." ... Again, she is quelling her own moral instincts in order to allow herself to seek the power that she desires. ... Both characters inevitably die from their individual weaknesses at the end of the play. ...

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Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires" - lines 55 - 58. ... Lady Macbeth now regrets what they have done when she says, "Where our desire is got without content: 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy" (lines 5 - 7) And Macbeth, who has become the plotting, treacherous one who can't rest until the murder of Banquo and Fleance are completed. ... He is sad that he will die alone without any true friends. ... Macbeth has died by his own hand using the sword ...

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For example you can tell Lady Macbeth is deteriorating when she states, "Naughts had, all's spent, where our desire is got without content: 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy than by destruction in doubtful joy. ... Why do you keep alone, of sorriest fancies your companions making, using those thoughts which should indeed have died with them they think on? ... To show how uncaring he has become he says this about his late wife, "She should have died hereafter; there would have been such a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this petty p...

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Also at the end he is shown as a warrior who has died in battle. ... Then when he asks Lady Macbeth if Duncan has asked for him ,he says "we will proceed no further" but Lady Macbeth asks Duncan if he is "afeard" or if "art in desire" of his to kill Duncan. ... There had to be some desire to be king inside him that would make him kill. ...

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As Macbeth's desire of becoming king increases, he becomes more hypocrite, and that is because the ambition reigns in his life now. ... In addition to Banquo's death, Lady Macbeth also dies, making Macbeth's life more difficult. ...

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As the play carries on to the castle, King Duncan has received the news that Caword has died nobley. ... IN the last scene of Act I Macbeth tells his wife that he no longer desires to kill the king but Lady Macbeth convinces him otherwise. ...

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Let light not see my deep and dark desires". ... When Macbeth hears of this he doesn't care all that much: "She should have died here after; There would have been a time for such a word" In the end their ambitions had driven them apart. ...

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He began to have "black and deep desires" (Shakespeare, 1.4.53) and ultimately decided to murder King Duncan to assure his throne. ... She was the first to decide that Duncan must die and even thoroughly planned out the murder. ...

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Ambition is defined as the strong desire to achieve something, and this is obviously evident in the play as Macbeth strives to make himself King, and prevent fate from occurring. ... Near the end, she dies, supporting the description tragedy of ambition'. ...

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Let light not see my deep and dark desires". ... When Macbeth hears of this he doesn't care all that much: "She should have died here after; There would have been a time for such a word" In the end their ambitions had driven them apart. ...

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