It is said that ambition is the key to success. In the case of MacBeth, it is the key to his downfall. He is presented with the ambition by the witches" prophecy. Lady MacBeth, his wife, then pushes the ambition. After the murder of Duncan, MacBeth has gained enough ambition himself to cause his own destruction. .
MacBeth is first introduced to the limits of his power and his ambitions by the witches, who greet him with three titles: Thane of Glamis, which MacBeth is fully aware of; Thane of Cawdor, which is true at this point, and lastly King, which MacBeth has not been told of; , which isn't true to this point of time. The witches are the ones who plant the actual idea of killing Duncan into MacBeth's mind. Shakespeare foreshadows MacBeth's corruption through his meeting with these three witches. (I,iii). His thoughts are compared to Banquo's, whose morality, it seems, will not let himself turn to evil. Banquo is sceptical of the witches, and tries to warn his friend, who seems to accept what they say. Without this supernatural prophecy, the thought of killing the king would have never crossed MacBeth's mind. The thought is then reinforced when MacBeth learns that he is Thane of Cawdor, as the witches foretold (I,iii).
Now that MacBeth has the thought of becoming king inside of him, his is still not capable of killing Duncan. His morality keeps him from performing any such task. He is also fully aware of the destructive power of his ambitions. In act I, scene vii, he even tells us:.
I have no spur.
To prick the sides of my intent, but only.
Vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself.
And falls on the other .
He knows this will be his downfall. His actions are pursued by the persuasiveness of his wife, Lady MacBeth, who is even more ambitious than MacBeth himself. She is so ambitious that she is willing to sacrifice her femininity and all human feelings for her desire for power (I,v). The actions of his own wife are crucial to MacBeth's downfall.
Macbeth enters, attired as king. He is followed by Lady Macbeth, now his queen, and the court. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask Banquo to attend the feast they will host that night. ... The witches also declare that Macbeth will be king one day. ... Macbeth fixates on the details of the prophecy. ...
Macbeth Macbeth's downfall was generated by a combination of factors. These include Macbeth's greed, ambition, over confidence and Lady Macbeth's suspicious behavior. ... This track of thought leads Macbeth to kill Banquo. ... Damned fact how it did greave Macbeth! ... This is proof that lady Macbeth's undisciplined tongue aroused suspicion and contributed to Macbeth's downfall. ...
Macbeth is tragic play written by William Shakespeare in early 1606. ... Afterwards as Macbeth informs his wife about the three predictions he has learnt, she expresses herself more ambitious than Macbeth. ... When Lady Macbeth has no choice then she uses her tactics to stop Macbeth wimping out of Duncan's murder. ... As the witches warn Macbeth to be aware of Macduff. ... He is also weak before Lady Macbeth. ...
Throughout the play, Macbeth becomes more impaintent, secretive, and paranoid. ... Macbeth is not living in reality because when an equivocation is placed in front of him, "All hail, Macbeth! ... However, in the end his arrogance will cost Macbeth his life. Throughout the meetings between the witches and Macbeth, no lies were told. ... All the venom and evil in the play are always located in Macbeth's mind. ...
In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare the protagonist Macbeth mindset changes throughout the play with certain events that influence his mentality. Macbeth undergoes a transformation, which changes his belief and opinions about his King. ... This perspective is altered once Macbeth interacts with the three witches. ... Macbeth after committing the murder of Duncan feels guilt from his crime. ... This is the transformed Macbeth who has nothing left to lose but his life. ...
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By offering to Macbeth the idea of power, the witches push Macbeth to the next level of greed and evil that did not exist prior to the encounter. ... This apparition confuses and frightens Macbeth. ... The dagger symbolizes the point of no return for Macbeth. ... Macbeth fears Banquo due to his prophecy to father kings, so Macbeth proceeds to plot the murder of his once friend, which spurs yet another brush with the supernatural. ... The use of supernatural in Macbeth caused Macbeth to become a darker and more evil person with each paranormal encounter. ...
"All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter." ... Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ... The apparition also ceases Macbeth's ability to think things through. ... This sure did kick the last leg out from under Macbeth's not so sturdy table. Macbeth's death shows that the witches were some bad dudes. ...
