Lady Macbeth's Ambition

To illustrate , Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth because she was greedy for kingdom of Scotland . In act 1 scene 7 it shows how Macbeth will fight for crown which he pledges to have or he lives as a coward.Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth “ Are you afraid to act the way you desire?,will you take the crown you wanted so badly or live as coward ” . regarding this quote clearly shows us how lady Macbeth is making fun of Macbeth to make sure Macbeth proves himself as to kill Duncan

“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erlaps itself and falls on th’ other-” (Shakespeare 321). Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth portrays many characters with high aspirations that not only shape the plot and action of the story, but also the themes. Additionally, the intentions of the characters and the intensity of their pursuit varies as the action of the play progresses. Throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth, main characters exemplify the positive and negative influence of ambitions through their thoughts, traits, actions, and motivations.

Ambition is often the driving force in one’s life. It is supposed to be the motivating factor that drives one towards success. Society also deems ambition a necessary quality of their leader. It can be said that Macbeth exhibits this quality of ambition. He is the strong, valiant warrior who has won in battle and brought victory to Scotland. However, Macbeth’s quest to acquire more power-his ambition-ultimately leads to his tragic demise. How can one allow himself to be destroyed by such a thing? Before Duncan’s murder, Macbeth questions and second guesses his ambitious tendencies and actions. Despite his anxiety, he succumbs to these tendencies and finds himself in an increasingly precarious situation, with his back against the wall and growing ever closer to his almost inevitable end.

Timothy Leary once said, "Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition" (Peters 175). But is this true in the case of the classic play Macbeth? In Macbeth it seems to be, that Macbeth the protagonist of the play is influence by Lady Macbeth's ambition. Could this be an exception or was Lady Macbeth lying when she ask to be equal to a man so she could commit the murder (1.5.33.45-61). To understand one must look deeply into the plot and many themes of Macbeth. William Shakespeare uses ambition among other things to imply may different ideas. Thus, Macbeth's downfall is a direct cause of Lady Macbeth's goading and ambition.

MacBeth is influenced by his wife to kill Duncan, wasn’t so much of her influencing him it was more of her challenging his manhood. With him being king in a war he had to uphold his reputation for being “tough”, which means that he did not want the enemy to think of him and lesser of a man than he really was. If you can’t look up to someone who’s king, masculine, and a war hero who else are you supposed to look up to. In my view I think this was Macbeth’s softspot, he always wanted to seem like a competitor he always wanted to be the victor. MacBeth had a problem with leaving things alone he could have not been dethroned, had he just killed Dunkin, and Macduff. He killed Banquo because the people viewed him as a well respected and royal man, and in Macbeth’s eyes this was a potential threat that had to be dealt with.

Macbeth displays ambition by the way he talks and his actions over the course of the play. Ambition is a strong desire to do or achieve something that takes hard work and dedication. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth has strong desire to be successful out on the battlefield and also in his pursuit to take over as king. Macbeth’s ambition is detrimental to himself and that is shown throughout the play. Macbeth’s strong desires and aspirations end up hurting him after all and the bad things he had done eventually catch up to him.

Secondly, Lady Macbeth’s blind ambition and false appearance take part in further altering Macbeth’s decisions. Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter and she immediately starts to plot King Duncan’s murder so the witches’ prophecies can her husbands desires can become true. She knows Macbeth is, “too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness/… That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false/ And yet wouldst wrongly win” (1.V.17-23). Lady is aware her husband Macbeth is too noble and innocent to hurt an individual for his own personal gain. She knows she will have to persuade Macbeth to murder Duncan in order for him to become king. Later, during the congratulatory dinner, Lady Macbeth convinces a hesitant Macbeth to execute Duncan. At first, Macbeth is hesitant because he thinks he is double crossing trust with the king, he is his kinsman, and tonight Duncan is his guest. Moreover, Duncan has done no wrong to deserve death. Macbeth confesses to Lady Macbeth he can not murder Duncan however, Lady Macbeth says, “Art thou afeard/…Wouldst thou have that/ Which thou esteem’st the ornament

As a result of his ambition, Macbeth's ambition caused him to be easily influenced. Everyone wants to know how's Macbeth's ambition caused him to be easily influenced ? Macbeth's ambition caused him to be influenced because of Lady Macbeth and the three witches. According to Act I, Scene V Lady Macbeth fears that her husband is to kind and polite that her husband is being too soft to seize the throne. She's saying that she wants it more than he does. She wants Macbeth to be more aggressive and she also wants to be known. Lady Macbeth wanted to change his humor and tone to influence him to be King of Cawdor. In spite of Lady Macbeth's intentions to influence Macbeth, the three witches wanted to change Macbeth's point of view that he won't be king forever.

Ambition and its impact on self and others greatly differ from one individual to another. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a character that is negatively influenced and controlled by his desire of becoming King of Scotland. His greed to achieve utmost power and authority upon the citizens of Scotland motivates him into killing Duncan. As Macbeth’s character starts to develop, he is seen as someone whose ambition corrupts his thinking and forces him to lose his sense of morality. After achieving his goal of becoming King, Macbeth’s ambition forces him to turn selfish and start to care less for his nation and more towards protecting his throne. When one allows their ambition to take control over them, it results in their

Macbeth’s ambitious ways takes over his whole inner self throughout his time of first wanting to be king. Macbeth was thought to be a great leader and war hero before he was king. Macbeth was hatched an idea by three suspicious witches in whom he had never come in contact with before. They told him that he would one day become King of Scotland. After the witches disappeared, he got to think a lot about what they told him and pondered the words they spoke. Macbeth sends a letter to his wife about his feelings of what he had heard. When Macbeth returned back to his castle his wife wanted to lead him down a dark path and feed his ambition. Macbeth decides he wants to go after the crown after consulting his wife. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on th'other...." (Act I, scene vii) This shows that Macbeth’s only reason to kill Duncan is for his ambition. Macbeth ends up killing Duncan. The way Macbeth killed Duncan made it a great crime scene. Macbeth still

Power controls influence, influence controls power. Whoever has the most power, has the most influence on those that are loyal or are beneath whom has the most power. Having that power means you have the ability to control or manipulate people into doing what you want. Lady Macbeth shows that she has a lot of power, therefore she was able to influence Macbeth into to doing what she wants. She influenced him to do things, like killing Banquo his best friend and King Duncan so she can have more power becoming queen. The Tragedy of Macbeth, a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, has a lot to with who has the most power to control the most influence upon the other. For all of the people in “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, Lady Macbeth had the most power to influence the action of others, mostly the actions of Macbeth.

Ambition is a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. In Williams Shakespeare 's Macbeth the characters Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a strong desire to ascend the throne and they are determined to do whatever it takes in order to achieve this goal, including deceiving and killing those they are closest to. The zeal of ambition predominately persuades both characters actions in Macbeth. Lady Macbeth portrays how the forces of ambition strike her to instil a powerful drive in her husband, also how she demonstrates an overweening pride and lack of morals in order to reach a goal and lastly how ambition leads Macbeth to betray those cares about most.

Influence from people occur in life, whether at an advantage or disadvantage. However, negative influence can go farther than someone expects. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth to kill King Duncan so that Macbeth can become king, and due to the influence, Macbeth starts to murder anyone whom he thinks is best fit as king. As a result of Macbeth becoming a horrendous murderer, Lady Macbeth is responsible for influencing Macbeth because of her own desire for power and neglecting future chaos.

In the play ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ written by Shakespeare, Macbeth is the main character and this is a story on how his life goes on. Everyone gets influenced everyday maybe for good or evil. Macbeth did not get influenced the best way possible through his life. How did the witches and Lady Macbeth influenced to take action in somethings.

Pauline Tolentino English 20 AP Ms. Donna Yanew December 8, 2015 Macbeth's Black and Deep Desires Having ambition in life means having a purpose in life, but too much of it can also spell the destruction of one's self. Ambition is an unyielding desire to achieve a goal. Most people think that living a life with a yearning of something is a key for success since it can help a person to strive for its attainment.