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
The question “ How much of what happens in our lives do we actually control?” is present throughout the story Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, and the story of Chris McCandless, named Into the Wild. Both stories demonstrate this theme through the choices the main characters make in their lives, Macbeth was told his prophecy from the witches, which set him on his path towards his chosen destiny. In the case of Chris McCandless, he chose to live a very minimal life, which to led the camping trip that caused his death. The choices that these two people made answer the question of “How much in our lives do we actually control?”.
As a result Jealousy and regret filled his mind when he reasoned that Banquo’s Children would inherit the throne and not his own. In the story we see that Macbeth starts to see Banquo's “light” and admits consistently that Banquo has so much things going for him and is the only real threat Macbeth sees. It is most noticeable in the story when Macbeth says
In the play, Macbeth fears that Banquo will expose him of the crimes that he has committed. If Banquo tells on Macbeth for killing Duncan, then it will ruin Macbeth's chances of being king. The fear of someone else knowing what he did leads him to plot Banquo's death. Fear motivates Macbeth to set up a violent act to end Banquo’s
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the protagonist, Macbeth, fears the three witches' prophecy that Banquo’s children will take his throne revealing the extent of his ambition and how he realizes the limitation of his power and the will to do anything to keep his throne. Macbeth confesses there is no one he fears unlike Banquo, and that “under him, [his] genius is rebuked” 3.1.58-60). Macbeth states that he fears no one except Banquo, which suggests that Banquo is a threat to his throne and power. He also feels "rebuked" or criticized by Banquo's presence, indicating that Banquo's intelligence or strength makes Macbeth feel inferior. Additionally, he compares his relationship with Banquo to that of “Mark Antony’s [and] Caesar” (3.1.58-60).
(3.1.9-10). This means that Banquo will not act upon what the witches are telling him. What the witches are telling Macbeth would also never be coming true if he hadn’t acted upon it. As Banquo puts it in the play, “The instruments of darkness tell us truths,/Win us with honest trifles, to betray ’s/ In deepest consequence.”
Banquo was at the palace where Macbeth received prophecy that he would be king. “New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould But with the aid of use.” (159-161)(act 1 scene 3) This is the meaning for Banquo that Macbeth's new honors do not fit him.) This quote makes Macbeth feel suspicious because he is concerned that Banquo would take his place as king of Crawdor.
In Macbeth play, Macbeth, He is identified for being a tragic hero for representing his actions. Upon this play, Three Witches summon Macbeth because they have identified what his fate will be. Normally, Witches can’t be trusted because they show lack of kindness. As the Witches appear, one of Macbeth's best companion ,BanQuo, he has his conscious. Banquo notices the appearance of the Witches and is gruesome by their appearance and thinks they shouldn’t be trusted.
But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. But Banquo's safe.” (Shakespeare 3.4.22-26). As you can see, Macbeth fears Banquo's son will tell everyone that he’s the one that killed his father, and
Banquo says, “I fear thou play’ds most foully for’t” (Act 3 sc 1 lines 2-3). I feel that Banquo is seeing that Macbeth is getting everything that he wants and Banquo is noticing that it’s out of the ordinary and he ends up getting suspicious of Macbeth. Macbeth notices that Banquo is getting suspicious of him. Also, the weird sister told Macbeth that one of Banquo sons is going to be king one day. Macbeth doesn’t like the idea of both of these, so Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance.
With Macbeth being a general in the Scottish military, he had major influences on people and their daily lives. After the murder of King Duncan, Banquo’s suspicion of who committed the murders arose around a single suspect, Macbeth. Knowing that Banquo most likely knew the truth that Macbeth killed King Duncan, Macbeth went back to his evil ways with ease. Through his attendant, Macbeth summons three murderers. Shakespeare introduces the murders with stage direction “[Re-enter Attendant, with two Murderers]” (Shakespeare, 363), in which Macbeth he uses Banquo as bait in order to gain their graces and loyalty “That it was he in the times past which held you so under fortune, which you thought had been our innocent self: this I made good to you in our last conference, pass'd in probation with you, how you were borne in hand, how cross'd, the instruments, who wrought with them, and all things else that might, so half a soul and to a notion crazed, Say 'Thus did Banquo.'”
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Banquo is an honorable follower of the king; however, Macbeth is a greedy traitor with a bloodthirsty motive to be king. In the first two acts of the play, Banquo has proven himself to be devoted to the king, showing honesty and loyalty to his leader. First, Banquo states, “So I lose none / in seeking to augment it, but still keep / my bosom franchised and allegiance clear, / I shall be counseled” (2.1.36-39). Banquo tells Macbeth that he will support and follow Macbeth, but only if it does not cause him guilt.
In Macbeth’s soliloquy, he talks about Banquo’s “hath of wisdom” and how Banquo acts safely(58). This illustrates that Macbeth is afraid of what Banquo might do. This illustrates Macbeth’s ambition because he is not going to give up until he finds what he is looking for if he gets suspicious with Macbeth. This makes Macbeth very scared of Banquo because if Banquo finds out that Macbeth killed Duncan, Macbeth’s life is going to be hell and Banquo is immediately going to tell everybody in Scotland. Macbeth fears Banquo so much that he will “champion his utterance” and will battle anybody to keep his crown(77).
An internal struggle is a “psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot 's suspense” (dictionary.refrence.com). In the drama Macbeth by William Shakespeare one could go as far as saying that the internal struggle of the main character is the base of the plot itself. The entire drama revolves around the facets of Macbeth’s internal struggle and the actions which he takes as a result of this. Catalysed by low self esteem a struggle begins in which Macbeth seeks to be admired by attempting to take power in ways which conflict with conscience. This struggle is manifold and complex but for the purpose of analysis can be divided into three governing factors.
Being that Banquo seemed suspicious of Macbeth subsequently the night of the king 's death. Apprehensive of his throne Macbeth would do anything in his power to prevent even the slightest chance for anyone to take the throne from him.
After achieving the title of the King of Scotland, Macbeth wants to secure his position as the king and desires to inherit the Scottish throne to his ancestors. His aim was showed in “To be thus is nothing, /But to be safely thus” (III, i, 52-3). This quote reveals that Macbeth not only wanted to become the king but also wants to secure his position as the King of Scotland for the welfare of his upcoming generation. This reveals Macbeth’s is implying the witches’ prophecies; as long Banquo’s sons live, Macbeth’s throne would not be able to inherit down to his ancestors. As the play progresses, Macbeth’s hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance, as represented through, “Banquo, thy soul’s flight, /If