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Evolution Of Unbridled Ambition In Lady Macbeth By William Shakespeare

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Through the play Macbeth, Shakespeare introduces us to the evolution of unbridled ambition, from its genesis to its climax and to its end. Lady MacBeth, the wife of Macbeth, is introduced to the readers in act 1 scene 5 when she receives a letter from her husband which informs her about the prediction of the Weird Sisters. From this very beginning, Lady MacBeth’s prominent role in the tragedy is revealed. Her desire of power, of making her husband king, seems guided by a wild passion. She is portrayed as a force of nature as she changes the natural order of things to achieve what she wants. Her presence of mind and her cunningness make her realise from the beginning which are the traits of her husband that she is put against (I.5 15-16).
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