Reckless ambition is something that has been going on since the beginning of time and probably won't stop anytime soon. A man named Macbeth is told a prophesy from witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Taken over by ambition and pressured by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and soon becomes a reckless ruler. Individuals with reckless ambition often act without thinking, causing suffering to those around them. Their desire to succeed leads them to be blind-sighted like today's world leaders. Reckless ambition is demonstrated in Macbeth when Encouraged by his wife and the witches Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more …show more content…
As a result, these quotes show us the theme of reckless ambition by displaying his actions to us. fascism ruled and how destroyed human beings like they weren’t even human, with the giant men being the destroyers. The painting shows us
World war 2 was going on during the time this painting was made
(Thomas Hart Benton, 1942, The Sowers)
Hence The image is inspired by the events that were taking place at the time. the artwork also proves that Leaders are abusing their power to cause destruction. After examining the evidence it proves Macbeth was also a leader who had power and used it. Individuals with impulsive ambition commonly make poor choices and end up harming those around them. They become as blind-sighted as the world leaders of today out of a desire to succeed. In Macbeth, reckless ambition can be seen when Macbeth, encouraged by his wife and the witches, ends up killing the king, takes power, and then continues to kill more people out of paranoia. There are more victims of violence as a civil war breaks out to kill Macbeth. The article shows us how fascism ruled and killed several people as if they weren't even human, with the giant men acting as the destroyers. In the text Macbeth shows reckless ambition by showing his will to become and stay king, this is relevant and can correlate to modern society with