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Uncontrolled Ambition In Macbeth

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Effects of uncontrolled Ambition
There are many ways of conveying massages, the use of the short stories, play and the artwork however has been the dominance means for a long time. Shakespeare is well known in the art of presenting his ideas in the play form. He wrote many interesting books and plays Macbeth being one of them. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare presents a monarch with a fine general knight who wins every battle he leads (Wilson, 2015). However, in spite of the titles the knight possesses, the hero in the play is ambitious of being more power. He is however hesitant to follow through on the ambitions knowing they are impossible to achieve until he met the witches who told him of the visions that directs him towards a dark path. …show more content…

The use of literacy devices in this play did not only strengthen the plot of the play but also helped in clarifying different ideas and themes the author wanted to display. Shakespeare used different styles to convey the theme of uncontrolled ambition that can result to one’s downfall including characterization. There are different characters with different journey in the play but they all seem to be driven by their uncontrolled ambitions. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as a brave night and a decorated soldier leading his army back from a won war. Malcolm recognizes Macbeth as a brave friend (1, 2 p, 3) (Hyas, 2012). Around the witches Banquo admitted that Macbeth is a Nobel friend (1, 3, p, 5). However, after a conversation with the witches, it is clear that Macbeth is not only brave and Nobel, he is …show more content…

In the play, the witches addressed Macbeth as "thane of Cawdor and the king hereafter!" ( 1, 3, 5) He did not tolerate the idea at first as he thought he could not have the title of Cawdor leave alone the crown. The irony however was that the witches had named him the thane of Cawdor before he was officially crowned the tittle and by receiving the news and the gown from Ross and Angus, his lust for kingship grew even more (Bartleby.com). This led him to killing men women and children that led to enmity between him and Macduff the lead to the final battle of his

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