Passion can be obtained and perceived in a multitude of ways. In a pursuit of passion, one must be willed strong enough to overcome inferior qualities that invariably accompany the pursuit. As portrayed by Shakespeare in his play Macbeth, the pursuit of passion can bring the most harm to those who belittle their actions to a sense of being harmless. Throughout the play, Macbeth’s ambition to succeed his passion slowly overtakes his morality and presently leads to consequences with dire results. On the pursuit of passion, ambition is bound to be a component. In Macbeth, ambition is presented as a dangerous quality. It causes the downfall of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and triggers a series of deaths throughout the play. Macbeth’s ambition …show more content…
The murder of Banquo, Macbeth’s closest friend, soon follows once Macbeth fears that the truth could be unprotected. The hideously repeated actions of Macbeth show us clearly that with the seemingly harmless intentions for a pursuit of passion easily comes an extremely harmful outcome.
Oftentimes with the pursuit of passion comes ambition, and with ambition comes consequence. In the play, ambition has a series of consequences. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s pursuit and ambition to achieve the status of king is fulfilled but not without the extremity of consequences. “Brave Macbeth” turns into “Macbeth the tyrant.” Macbeth is slaughtered as a tyrant and Lady Macbeth commits suicide. Shakespeare does not give either character the opportunity to enjoy what they have achieved - perhaps suggesting that it is more desirable to achieve your goals fairly rather than to achieve them through