Macbeth Ambition Research Paper

There are many actions and events in The Tragedy of Macbeth and because of this, there are many themes the story represents. But the main theme of the story is the dangers of ambition. The Tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is an interesting story and after reading it we can infer that the dangers of ambition were one of the themes we read. The main character of the story Macbeth has tons of ambition and his wife Lady Macbeth has even more, both of the two characters become so craving for the throne they begin to kill multiple people to get whatever it is they want. Eventually, they don't know how to deal with the guilt and consequences that come from their actions. This causes both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to lose themselves.

When Macbeth gets back from battle, he tells Lady Macbeth the prophecy the witches told him. She comes up with the idea to kill King Duncan, but Macbeth doesn't know if it is something he wants to do. Lady Macbeth questions his manhood and convinces him to proceed with the murder plans. In Act 1 Scene 7 Lady Macbeth says; “Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valor” (Line 39-40). She criticizes Macbeth’s weakened later, comparing him to a cat. But these aren't the only people that they murder together, they murder more than 5 people. At first, it was Lady Macbeth orchestrating the murders, but quickly she ends up with the

But Macbeth doesn't seem to be worried because he knows that anyone born of a woman cannot kill him. Little does he know that Malcolm was born of a cecarion and could murder him. This is another example of the theme, we see him becoming a little arrogant thinking he is almost invincible. Macbeth says “Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn...” in Act 5 Scene 6 (Lines 13-14). This quote shows us how Macbeth thought he couldn't be killed by anyone. Macbeth quickly realizes Malcolm can kill him, and Macbeth has to face some of the consequences of his