Miley Cyrus: A Tragic Hero

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Ambition is a powerful motivating force. In my opinion, Miley Cyrus is a very ambitious person because she is a role model to many and has achieved many goals in life that are impossible to reach for countless people. In the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, ambition is considered desirable since it inspires people to realize their dreams. Macbeth, a general in the Scottish army learns that he will become the King of Cawdor and as a result he lets his ambition take control of him. He meets the three witches who prophesize his future and that lead him to thinking that no one should get in his way or else they will be killed. Macbeth's actions of committing a series of murders will lead to many consequences and eventually …show more content…

This is shown in the play, when Macbeth faces his consequences, like guilt. Shakespeare uses anaphora to show the audience that what Macbeth is saying relates to something important. Macbeth always had this fear of Banquo, because Banquo has his suspicions of Macbeth and hopes the prophecy about his son will come true. Macbeth is afraid of Banquo because of the witches’ promise that Banquo’s sons will be king so he then said, “To be thus is nothing. But to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature” (Act 3. Scene1. Lines 47-49. Page44). To Macbeth, becoming king is worthless unless his position as king is safe. He fears that Banquo’s murder will be revenged by his own murder, and it may reveal the hidden knowledge of his guilt. He uses anaphora, which is the used of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, so like a repetition of a word or phrase, “to be thus… to be safely thus.” The consequence to Macbeth when he killed Banquo, would be that he would feel guilty. It was caused when Macbeth finishes his talk with one of the murderer. When he returned he saw the ghost of Banquo sitting in his chair. The guilt cause him to have hallucinations of Banquo appearing, and it drove him crazy. Seeing Banquo had to be a sign of his guilt because he misses him and they were best friends that fought battles together. Macbeth wishes he could take back what he has done to Banquo, but he knows he can't because his ambition is telling him to continue and fight for becoming king. By showing how guilty he is, and it tells us that this is one way ambition can impact on

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