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Macbeth's Ambition Research Paper

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Chererene Bimenyimana Ms.Burk English 12 11 March 2024 Macbeth’s Ambition While ambition can lead to great qualities like strength, power, courage, and success, it can also destroy humanity and be dangerous when uncontrolled. In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," readers get to know Macbeth, a brave nobleman of Scotland. Who develops this great ambition to become king? The play portrays the corrupting nature of uncontrolled ambition, which Macbeth shows through his struggle between his ambition and morals. Instead of using this ambition to succeed, it ultimately leads to Macbeth's downfall and a warning of ambition's potential dangers. In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth's lust for power leads him to fall. Readers see this ambition in Act I when Macbeth …show more content…

Especially after he has heard the witch's prophecy, "All Hail, Macbeth, that shall be king hereafter!" I.iii.51. The. Macbeth's curiosity about this prophecy consumes his thoughts and feeds into his desire to become king. This prediction takes control over his mind and guides him down this dark path where, at first, he is constantly questioning what's good and what's right. But in the end, Macbeth's thirst for power makes him take an unimaginable path that eventually leads him to become a killer. The deterioration is clearly visible throughout the play and after various events in Macbeth's life. Macbeth started out as a brave nobleman and a loyal member of the royal team. But his ambitions get a hold of him and turn him into this guilt-ridden, despaired man. This grand ambition once led Macbeth to motivate him to do what was right. Soon begins to cause him pain and becomes this disruptive force that causes Macbeth to receive his just punishment. While ambition is the big motivator of the play, it could be argued that Macbeth's loyalty to his wife, Lady Macbeth, was the forcing factor behind Macbeth's strive to become

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