External Ambiture And Greed In Lady Macbeth's Macbeth

    Macbeth's ambition is what allowed him to become powerful. Without ambition, it is impossible to achieve goals. Therefore, ambition is what allowed Macbeth to overcome his obstacles and come closer to his final goals. As soon as he developed the trait of vaulting ambition, Macbeth is able to make his life fall into place exactly the way he wants it to. He first murders Duncan so that he will become king. Macbeth's ambition is directly the cause of this tragic incident. This murder is in cold evil blood by Macbeth's own hand; at this point he starts seeking his future on his own and will overcome any obstacles in his

Greed always has its negative consequences, and in Macbeth’s case, it took a drastic negative effect on him and his kingdom and it took a strong toll on him. This play is about a noble warrior and his downfall. After an encounter with some witches, he was informed about his future, causing something to snap in his soul. Now that we know of his future, he will do whatever it takes to accomplish his future even if it means crossing over to the dark side. After many murders to get what he wants, he becomes greedier, unstable. A psycho with unlimited power, and with this much power, he is definitely going to make a mistake, which he eventually did, and that mistake is that he made enemies. His greed ultimately caused corruption in

Firstly, Macbeth and Mae both display that their ambition leads to their downfall due to the greed that took over their character and motivated them to continue. In Macbeth, Macbeth is thinking of killing Duncan but is still unsure about the whole idea. He says, " I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself / And falls on th' other." (Shakespeare 1.7.25-28). Macbeth has just explained that there is no real justification for the crime because Duncan is his relative, a good king, and, furthermore, a guest at his castle. This quote here is describing how Macbeth realizes that he is being overly greedy and that if you are too greedy, there is a very high chance that you'll end up in a very bad situation.

After hearing the prophecy that he will become king, Macbeth resolves to leave his future up to fate proving his pride and prestige are very important to him. Once he is told of Malcolm being named successor to the throne, Macbeth decides that if he is going to reach his goal he cannot leave it up to luck. Again Macbeth’s resolve to murder Duncan wavers when he leaves the grand banquet to assess his situation and decide whether he wants to proceed. His arguments include wishing to keep his honor and not kill Duncan for Duncan is there ‘in double trust’. Thus, Macbeth is shown to be clinging to his honor. Finally, Macbeth must stand his ground one last time against his wife who uses tact to emasculate Macbeth. In his final attempt to stop the whole ordeal before it can start Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that he does not want to ‘cast aside’ the honor he has just recently received. Unfortunately, Lady Macbeth will have none of what her husband is saying and so convinces Macbeth to follow through with his plan of murdering King Duncan. Hence, the audience is given the first example of how powerful selfish motives are and how quickly they can spread to others along with cause them to perform unthinkable

Ambition has been a driving force of humanity since the beginning of time. Emotions have always had a strong influence on humanity, specifically emotions that tend towards the ruin of others and the gain another. Throughout the history of humanity there have been many examples of people abusing their position of power, to gain something they more than likely did not deserve. Whether it be Hitler and his repulsive ascension to becoming chancellor of Germany, or Kim Jong Un’s obsession with obtaining nuclear weapons at the cost of the people, humanities struggle with greed is unceasing. No one better illustrates this unrelenting thirst for power more than Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is a good, brave, and beloved man at the beginning of the play with the end of his latest battle heralding a new title for him. Fate though, seems to have different plans for the good, albeit, ambitious Macbeth. He is told by the 3 weird sisters that he will one day become king. Thus igniting the flame of greed within Macbeth, signaling his descent into madness and the guilt he feels towards the deeds he has done. Lady Macbeth is much the same in the sense that once she knew of Macbeths own ambition, it hatched her own deep seeded desire for the crown as well. However, there various similarities end with the death of Duncan and the way they both deal with the guilt over what they did. In the play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have similarly great ambition, but this intense avarice in the end leads to their ruin in differing ways.

     Once Macbeth possessed the power of being Thane of Cawdor he began to exhibit more greed. He has just been given such a huge responsibility and once he was given new power, he craved more; especially when he stumbled upon the witches. He liked the power that he had and wanted to gain more, no matter what he has to do to get it. Macbeth had an encounter with the three witches and they had told him that he will become the next king. Although the witches did say this it did not mean that it was certain, it was just a possibility. But when Macbeth realized the opportunity for power he knew he wanted to become the king. This passage was in part of the letter that Macbeth wrote to Lady Macbeth: “Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it came missives from the King, who all-hailed me ‘Thane of Cawdor,’ by which title, before, these Weird Sisters saluted me and referred me to the coming on of time with ‘Hail, king that shalt be’” (1.5.6-10). . It seems as if the power and greed now had full control over him, he is doing things that he wouldn’t do when he did not have all this power. This is the first time that we see this side of Macbeth, the side of him that is greedy for power and is willing to kill the king to do so. In the beginning of the play the thought of being Thane of Cawdor never even crossed his mind, and by no means being

Macbeth’s ambition is powered by the sisters. Through the sisters he learns that he is to be king, he does not know how he is going to become king however. Ambition is the key to his downfall. Before he had this ambition he said that he would never have dreamed of killing the king to become king. The ambition drove him to kill the king, so that he could become then king.

Shakespeare shows during the play that choices made by people can ultimately destroy them, and that fate does not decide the future of Macbeth. Macbeth makes many terrible choices throughout his life, mostly brought on by greed. One of these choices that Macbeth makes is killing King Duncan, which he comes to regret when he can not safely be King: “To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus” (Macbeth Act 3 Sc 1 li. 50-51). Fate does not decide that Macbeth will kill the King, rather, Macbeth decides this for himself. The witches tell Macbeth that he will soon become King, and this gets into his head to destroy his sense of morality. Macbeth becomes reliant on the gaining of new power through more bad decisions. In order for Macbeth to safely

Macbeth’s desire to become King begins with the three witches. The witches predict Macbeth to be King and his friend Banquo to produce kings. Macbeth is seduced by the thought of being King so much that he decides to kill King Duncan. Macbeth is completely aware of his wrongdoing. “I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself/and falls on the other” (Act I, Scene VII, page 16). He realizes there is no justification for the crime. He states reasons for not killing him but his drive for power feeds his ambition to kill Duncan anyway. This leads Macbeth to continue to make mistakes and has Banquo killed. Macbeth sees Banquo as a threat to his legacy from fear that Banquo’s sons will overthrow him. Macbeth wants to kill all possible threats to him being King. He becomes paranoid that Banquo may want him dead so that his son’s can become King. Macbeth manipulates two murderers he has hired that Banquo has done them both wrong. His ambition for power lacks all morals and Macbeth reached a point where it was hard for him to cease such horrible actions. “For mine own good/All causes shall give way: I am in blood/Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more,/Returning were as tedious as go o’er” (Act III, Scene IV, page

The unfulfilled Characters William Shakespeare utilizes his characters in Macbeth by giving them a characteristic of being able to adapt and become controlled by an act of evil, known as greed. These main characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth become dramatized physically and psychologically by the effects of seeking power for their own sake, in which causes them to transform into something they never sought to become. Macbeth started out through the play as a respected general, a devoted husband, and a loyal subject to the king. During the battle between Scotland and the Irish invaders King Duncan nominates Macbeth to become the new Thane of Cawdor after he slayed Macdonwald the leader of the rebels.

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the main character’s goal is to become the king. Macbeth seeks to gain as much power as he possibly can and this ultimately leads to his demise. He hears the prophecy of the witches and becomes so obsessed with fulfilling the prophecy because it states that he will eventually become king. Having this information, Macbeth goes out of his way to force the prophecy to come true. He becomes so power hungry that he tries to force fate leaving him with an undeniable guilt for his actions, the loss of love from the people who once loved him, and a harsh death in the end.

In William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Macbeth", there is blood, power and greed; all of which can be read with literal and metaphorical interpretations. They intertwine at different points in the story and have different effects on each of the characters including: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Malcom, and Macduff. These three ideas create a cycle throughout the story, particularly for Macbeth, as greed leading to the spilling of blood, which can give someone power is ultimately his demise.

The prophecy told by the sinister witches is what established the violent thoughts and actions of Macbeth. Aside from the prophecy, Lady Macbeth and the thought and desire for power contributed to the tragedy. These driving forces fueled his ambitions and eventually it spiraled out of control causing the insanity and death of the couple. Macbeth became a cold-blooded tyrant and Lady Macbeth encouraged it. They eliminated anyone or anything that seemed to be a threat to Macbeth’s title as king of Scotland. Once an immoral act was done to strengthen and intensify their power over Scotland and its people, it was difficult to stop or undo. Macbeth committed murder after murder to cover his previous wrongdoings, but it made everything worse. All of the evil deeds that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth has done for power came with consequences, whether it was physical, mental, or emotional consequences. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, power and ambition is presented as a dangerous quality. It caused the series of multiple deaths, including the death and downfall of the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They were destroyed by their impulsive ambition for

Furthermore, Lady Macbeth was enthralled by the prophecy her husband was destined to become King. Her ambition was ravenous, thus she was the driving force behind Macbeth. If guilt plagued Macbeth; she reminded him to rid of it with ambition. “Art not without ambition, but without illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou’ldst have, great Glamis, That which cries, ‘Thus tho must do,’ if thou have it; And that which rather thou dost fear to do Than wishest should be undone.”( Macbeth 1.5. 19-25) Lady Macbeth rationalized violent behavior through their outcome in their lives. Fate and prominence, were within reach of the Macbeths. They used force to gain their fortune; in spite of those who used force to gain their own prestige.

In the Elizabethan plays , Macbeth, by the playwright, William Shakespeare, demonstrates how crazy ambition can be a damaging force to your future. In the play, the antagonists, witches, make two prophecies, regarding Macbeth. Macbeth shall be named as Thane of Cawdor and then king.“All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter!” Act I, Scene III, Line(s) 51-13. The witches are identified as both evil and magically authoritative. After this meeting, Macbeth starts thinking about killing the king. Macbeth concludes his emotional pondering and says that he is going to leave his future to “chance”. If “chance” wants him to be crowned king