Effect Of Ambition In Macbeth By William Shakespere

It is often unbeknownst to society on the long term effect that ambition has on clouding an individual’s perspective and the altercations it will have on their story. In the play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespere, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are power-driven individuals who scheme to reign over Scotland. Moral strength can be temporarily broken down due to someone's personal egos and desires. Despite this, guilt is as equally overriding as ambition is, and one’s conscience will negatively impact them. This guilt can cause hopelessness, and eventually, destiny will play out the way it is meant to. In Macbeth, Shakespeare illustrates the idea that an individual’s values are significantly affected by their unchangeable perspective, which can

When an individual is influenced by those close to them, the peer pressure can make it easy to fall into doing evil actions for self-gratification. In the quote, “What beast was’t then/That made you break this enterprise to me?/When durst do it, then you are a man” (1.7. 52-54), it is prominent that Lady Macbeth is further pressuring Macbeth's originally evil idea. Shakespeare uses comparisons to empathize with the characters' powerful emotions. Macbeth, already tempted to murder King Duncan, is being shamed and pressured by his wife to do so. His desires already align with her request, and his ego is being

Further bad decisions can be made by an individual immorally fueled by ambition, which can drive one to overexerting their emotions in unhealthy manners. This can be seen as such through the slow decline of Lady Macbeth’s sanity. In the quote, “These deeds must not be thought of/After these ways. So, it will make us mad.” (2.2.43-44), Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to indicate that although “What’s done/cannot be undone” (5.5.59-60), the consequences of their actions will be prominent in the psychological stress they induce. An individual’s emotions are not easily tempered with, despite that, their actions are laid within their hands. When one makes a decision that they know is dangerous, they’re putting themselves and others at risk for long-lasting alterations in their destiny. Morals may always linger in the back of an individual’s mind, no matter the way they decide to allow their temptation overtake them. When one allows desire to trump logic, their guilty conscience may straggle with them. For example, right after murdering Banquo, Macbeth goes to the banquet. He starts hallucinating, and says, “Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold/Thou hast no speculation in those eyes (3.4. 111-112). Macbeth’s guilt begins tormenting him to the point that he loses his grasp on reality. He has gained