“Ambition without intelligence is like a bird without wings” this can best be related to the journey of which Macbeth and fellow characters strive to succeed all in the quest for power, wealth and respect. The pure lust for royalty in time will come with benefits as well as manipulative consequences. In Macbeth William Shakespeare argues that upon the pursuit of ambition there will be both perks and hardships to be made. This can best be demonstrated in, how the pursuit of ambition will result I loss of character, as well as complete isolation, and the burden and guilt Macbeth will carry for his reminder. Macbeth is once seen as an honorable and dedicated soldier full of the “Milk of human kindness” he gradually breaks free of this and becomes the polar opposite. Throughout the first scenes we see Macbeth …show more content…
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,The handle toward my hand? /Come, let me clutch thee/I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.” This soliloquy is representative of the emotions Macbeth faces and how he must come to terms with the idea of what he might do next. His femininity can be seen throughout the play, it can be observed just how loyal Macbeth is to those he values, this love however is detrimental and ends up resulting in vicious murders as well as loss of Macbeth's overall character. This all stems from his manipulative temptress of a wife - lady macbeth. Lady macbeth can be seen as a hyper masculine character who puts her own needs above anyone else's. The masculinity in Lady Macbeth derives from her not only coming up with the idea to kill the king but also just how willing she is to plot the small details. “you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe topful / Of direst cruelty”. This is Lady Macbeth literally asking to be a man so she could do the deed herself. Eventually you see a drastic shift in Macbeth from hyper feminine to hyper masculine,