Ambition is a theme of interest in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Ambition is the cause of most of Macbeth's problems; it leads to the killing of Duncan to take his place as King and friends to keep his secret safe, this ultimately leads to his own death, and the death of those who are innocent such as Banquo and MacDuff's son all for his gain. Macbeth's ambition could be compared to the ambition, or lack there of, of Banquo's, they are both told there futures by the three witches, but what they do with that information is very different. One shows great honor, and the other falls into the trap that great ambition often creates.
Macbeth was a great war hero, he had just put down an uprising in Scotland, as he was riding through the woods, with his friend, Banquo, and three witches appear before them and tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cowdor and then King of Scotland, and then to Banquo they tell him that he will not be King, but his children would. At first Macbeth shows some disbelief, but soon King Duncan makes Macbeth the Thane of Cowdor and Macbeth suddenly sees that the witches or "weird sisters" as they are sometimes called were telling the truth, and that it was in his future to become King. When he reveals this to Lady Macbeth they devise a plan to make Macbeth King more quickly by killing the current King, Duncan, it seems like the perfect crime, kill the king and set it up to make it look like the drunk guards did it. At first it goes well, instead of blaming the guard the King's two sons take the blame, because shortly after their fathers .
murder they flee to England and Ireland. Then things start to go wrong, first Banquo starts to suspect Macbeth, so Macbeth orders some assassins to kill Banquo and his son, they succeed in kill Banquo but his son escapes. .
Macbeth's flaw, of course, is his ambition. ... Not only is ambition present in Macbeth, but in Lady Macbeth as well. Ambition motivates both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to commit dreadful deeds, and later, Macbeth's ambition turns into obsession. ... Macbeth's ambition is to become King. ... Lady Macbeth's ambition motivates Macbeth until he becomes a tyrant. ...
Macbeth's Ambition Whose ambitions drive the play more, Macbeth's or his lady's? ... Throughout the play, the figure of who is in control is frequently blurred, as Macbeth and his lady's ambitions trade places multiple times. ... Macbeth's ambitions are far superior to Lady Macbeth's, as he goes all the way with his and she loses it. But, in the end, it truly it is Lady Macbeth's ambition that propels the plot the farthest. This is only because she is the quite literal key that starts the engine of Macbeth's great ambition. ...
One of the major themes is ambition, which in the end eventually leads to death. Ambition finds its most powerful expression in the play's two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The ambition of these main characters leads to greed, insanity, and there own death. ... There are three main factors that contribute greatly to Macbeth's ambition and then insanity, the prophecy's told to him by the witches, Lady Macbeth influencing and manipulating Macbeth's judgment, and Macbeth's own ambition and greed to become king. ... Macbeth! ...
Although the witches" prophecies greatly raise Macbeth's ambition, he, eventually, makes the decision to murder King Duncan. ... Macbeth's ambition decides his fate. Despite the witches" foretelling, Macbeth, in the end, makes the decision to kill King Duncan, due to his ambition. ... It is Macbeth's choice to murder King Duncan, as he is responsible for his own ambitions. ... Macbeth makes the mistake of allowing Lady Macbeth to control and influence his thoughts, therefore further raising his ambitions. ...
In Shakespeare's tragedy, "Macbeth," ambition leads to the eventual fall of Macbeth. ... So ultimately, ambition is the true reason for downfall and tragedy in "Macbeth." ... Lady Macbeth's ambition starts Macbeth's search for power. ... Macbeth's ambition got him the title of king but not the respect of one. ... But Macbeth uses his ambition to keep his reign as long as possible. ...
If it's true that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to teach readers the lesson that too much ambition how Macbeth had to become king is wrong, there would be enough reasons on why people might agree or disagree with what Shakespeare's exact message was for creating Macbeth, but the lesson of too much ambition I would agree with that. As for Nietzsche, who disagreed and said he claims Shakespeare actually admired Macbeth's ambition. ... Nietzsche could be someone who enjoys how Macbeth achieved what he wanted with the heartless ambition he had.I would say that I agree more with Shakespe...
Ambition is a characteristic of human nature. There is good ambition and there is ambition can expressed in an evil manner that can transform a person to evil. For example for good ambition, people must have ambition to chase other people who is stronger or more powerful then him. ... After hearing the prophecy from the witches, Macbeth won't believe what they say, But after one of the prophecy has come true, Macbeth ambition start. It is normal that Macbeth ambition start. ...
Ambition and greed are portrayed effectively in William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth." ... As you can see, there is a difference between greed and ambition. Ambition may barely even affect anyone else. ... In "Macbeth", the lead character, Macbeth, really does not know if he is going to get what he want with ambition, therefore he uses greed unknowing whether he is going to attain it with or without any consequences. ... Macbeth was a very ambition man, but greed slowly creeps into him and affected his decisions. ...
Macbeth: Ambition is Root of All Evil It is said that ambition is the key to success. ... Lady Macbeth, his wife, then pushes the ambition. After the murdering of Duncan, Macbeth has gained enough ambition himself to cause his own destruction. ... Each murder kills more and more of Macbeth's morality, and builds his ambitions. ... Through his own ambitions, the ambitions of his wife, and the prophesies of the witches, Macbeth has caused his own destruction and downfall. ...
