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Consequences Of Impure Ambition In Macbeth By William Shakespeare

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Consequences of impure Ambition Macbeth is a medieval story that took place in the 11th century. About powerful thanes and noblemen fighting for the rule of Scotland. Some are guided by ambition and others by vengence. The play is based in Scotland and some parts in England. Macbeth was written by the infamous William Shakespeare. The play was first performed in 1606 and performed many more times throughout history. Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth as a tribute to King James I. Shakespeare was working at the Theatre when writing Macbeth. During the story, the major theme is the consequences of unbridled ambition. Macbeth's reckless ambition becomes his downfall at the end of the book. He is giving up his future and lets his ego …show more content…

Ending with the death of Macbeth at the end of the play. It started with his various successful military events and his becoming a powerful man in Scotland. After one of his military victories, three witches gave him three future titles we shall receive. Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland. Two of those were already given to Macbeth so why not assume he was going to become the King of Scotland. "The Thane of Cawdor lives; why do you dress me/ In borrowed robes?”(329). Being titled thane of Cawdor set his ambitions into motion. He started to believe in the witches' prophecies and was hungry for more power. “Here lay Duncan,/ His silver skin laced with his golden blood”(352). Macbeth murders Duncan to complete the prophecies and that sets up the start of his path to power. “Why should I play the Roman fool, and die/ On mine own sword?”(412). Macbeth is killed by Macduff who revenges his family who was murdered by …show more content…

Petition to darkness is hiding wrong doings by darkness. “Come thick night/ And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,/ That my keen knife see not the wound it makes” (334-335). Lady Macbeth is saying that darkness should cover the wounds she is going to make on Duncan. She doesn’t want to see her wrongdoings and wants darkness to cover it up. "Stars, hide your fires;/ Let not light see my black and deep desires"(333). Macbeth doesn’t want his deep desires to be seen. He wants darkness to decipher his true intentions and desires. Macbeth has desires that he doesn’t want to be discovered but instead hidden in the dark. “Come, seeling night,/ Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day,/ And with thy bloody and invisible hand/Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond/ Which keeps me pale!” Throughout Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are doing wrong things and they know. They want darkness to hide their actions and desires. This relates to ambition because they want darkness to hide their evil

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