“The Pervasive Influences of Pride and Ambition” – Across the vast expanse of human emotion, behavior, and aspiration, the two potent forces of ambition and unfaltering pride have persistently ravished the minds and hearts of every individual. Firmly rooted in the core of society, both sentiments perpetually fuel mankind’s drive for fulfillment, power, and prosperity, continuously influencing the trajectory of human suffering, consequence, and fate. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Sophocles’s Antigone, an array of flawed characters consistently grapple with the relentless pull of hubris and ambition, as well as the nuanced complexities of morality. Following the tragic life of Macbeth, Shakespeare’s piece of literature elaborately illustrates …show more content…
In this instance, Macbeth can no longer hide from the haunting nature of his crimes; instead, they are beginning to consume him, crushing him under the weight of anguish and suffering. The thorough depiction of him being “in blood” unveils Macbeth’s integration into a perpetual cycle of guilt and savagery, every action plunging him further down an inescapable path of misery and moral deterioration. Engulfed by feelings of remorse, he has no way of undoing the offenses he has committed, realizing that any attempt to amend his wrongdoings is unachievable, and any strive toward renewal would be far too “tedious.” Sparked by the relentless grasp of his ambition, Macbeth has no choice but to concede to his inevitable fate, ultimately subjecting him to a fate of tragedy. Shortly after this instance of acknowledgment, Macbeth begins to fall to the devastating repercussions of his actions. Upon discovering that thousands of soldiers were marching towards him, he had a moment of deep