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Shakespeare's Macbeth is a classic tale of the cautions and dangers of the inherent absorption of ambition and violence. By displaying the mechanisms of a man ruled by power and ungoverned passion, who also abandons all notions of rationality, Shakespeare intricately showcases how these traits can dramatically enhance a play's emotional centre. In this essay, I will discuss how the prevalence of ambition, and exclusion of morality, amongst the array of characters in Macbeth prove to form a play of great emotional value.

To begin, it is vital to observe Macbeth's progression of an overly ambitious, violent ruler. Highly regarded by his peers, he performed extraordinarily on the battlefield, having "carved a clear passage" and all the enemies …show more content…

Interestingly, it is he himself who decided to ask for guidance from Lady Macbeth, which contrasts with his impromptu encounter with the Witches. Lady Macbeth is portrayed as the exact characteristically opposite of Macbeth. She lacks a moral compass, nor sees any wrong in murdering Duncan. and further welcomes all evil to infiltrate her system. Continually, Macbeth's meek, unwilling persona is craving the harsh brute that the Witches and his wife flaunt, and it is to them that he turns to for a dose of darkness to clear him of his instinctive …show more content…

Lady Macbeth loses her ferocity and violence, and unstably attempts to hold herself together. Obviously, after killing King Duncan, the tragic effects of the deed hit her at a later time than Macbeth. While Macbeth lost his composure, it was his wife who reassured him of how a little water clears us of this deed. Soon enough afterwards, Lady Macbeths sleepwalks in regret and guilt, yelping out 'out, damned spot!' The woman who gave Macbeth all her ungoverned passion and lessons in violence is now perished into a despaired mess. Meanwhile, Macbeth finally reached his destination to being an all mighty leader, by whih in the process, lost all sense of order and righteousness that he probably had, and simultaneously adopted the potnet ambition that his wife gave to

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