Examples Of Daisy's Ambition In The Great Gatsby

Although Jay Gatsby had Daisy in his grasp towards the end of his life, his ambition wasn’t enough for him to obtain it in the end. Macbeth’s ambition and strength was enough for him to succeed in gaining what he wanted, which shows how he was more successful in achieving his ambition. Macbeth’s goal was to seize power, and he was able to do that, he became King, drove away or killed anyone trying to gain power, and fulfilled his prophecies. Macbeth’s main goal was to become more powerful, and he accomplished this by being crowned King of Scotland. After Macbeth is crowned king and has received his prophecies from the witches he says, “hey hailed him father to a line of kings. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown”(3, I, 65-66). Macbeth

Gatsby’s one goal was to live a happy life with Daisy, just like he did all those years ago. This doesn’t end up happening since Daisy doesn’t leave Tom to go and get back with Gatsby. During Gatsby and Tom’s argument Daisy pleads with Tom to take her away and for them to leave, saying, “Please, Tom! I can’t stand this any more”(Fitzgerald 134). This was the moment where Gatsby’s dream life with Daisy began to slip out of his hands, as Daisy chose to stay with Tom. Other than later that night when Gatsby and Daisy struck Myrtle with his car, this was the last time that Gatsby and Daisy were together. Shortly after that night Gatsby gets killed by Myrtle’s husband George, and his dream falls out of his hands completely. Before George kills Gatsby he goes over to Tom and Daisy’s house to try and find out who was driving the car that killed his wife. Unfortunately for Gatsby, Tom and Daisy lie to George and tell him that it was Gatsby. When Nick confronts Tom in town he tells Nick, ““I told him the truth,” he said. “He came to the door while we were getting ready to leave, and when I sent down word that we weren’t in he tried to force his way upstairs””(Fitzgerald 178). Gatsby gets betrayed by the woman he loved, who fails to tell George the truth about what happened to his wife. Tom backstabbed Gatsby in order to keep Daisy, and push her even further from Gatsby. He told Wilson that it was Gatsby’s car that killed his wife, but left out the fact that Daisy was the one driving it. After Wilson left Tom and Daisy he came to Gatsby’s house and shot him, ending his life and his goal to be with Daisy. The final reason as to why Gatsby wasn’t as successful as Macbeth in achieving their ambitions, is that Gatsby is killed before getting what he wanted, unlike Macbeth who is killed after. When Nick rushes to Gatsby’s house after he learns what happened, he gives the readers this description, saying, “The