Ambition In Macbeth
Macbeth
Macbeth is a Scottish nobleman, loyal and honorable. He meets the witches that predict that he shall be Thane Of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and also King(1.3) Macbeth sends his beloved, Lady Macbeth, a letter she becomes excited and very ambitious and demands the death of King Duncan. The play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare suggests that people are driven by ambition and the need for power; however, the characters are blinded by consequences that lead to unfortunate events.
Lady Macbeth is sent a letter by Macbeth explaining the prophecies of the three witches. “Yet do I fear thy nature… Thou wouldst be great, art that not without ambition but without the illness should attend it” (1.5). In other words, lady Macbeth knows her husband is ambitious, but she does not believe that he could act heinously to obtain the crown for himself. “Such I account thy love… And live a …show more content…
After seeing the “false creation”(2.1), the bloody dagger “before [his] eyes”(2.1) , he felt that he was obligated to do the atrocious deed. Not only was Macbeth influenced by the bloody dagger but he was also influenced by the witches, and Lady Macbeth. His determination to kill King Duncan was greatly decided by Lady Macbeth, if she had not threatened his lack of love towards her, his ambition to have such great power would not have grown. Later on his best friend, Banquo, becomes suspicious of Macbeth’s strange act, but assumes it is because he was named Thane Of Cawdor. Shortly after the death of King Duncan, Macbeth is positioned as King. "Thou hast it now: King,Cawdor,Glamis,all... Thou play'dst most foully for't" Banquos suspicions are raised to the fullest, furthermore he believes Macbeth has not played fairly for his new position as King. Macbeth notices his suspicion and sends murderers to kill Banquo at
Macbeth is a Scottish nobleman, loyal and honorable. He meets the witches that predict that he shall be Thane Of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and also King(1.3) Macbeth sends his beloved, Lady Macbeth, a letter she becomes excited and very ambitious and demands the death of King Duncan. The play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare suggests that people are driven by ambition and the need for power; however, the characters are blinded by consequences that lead to unfortunate events.
Lady Macbeth is sent a letter by Macbeth explaining the prophecies of the three witches. “Yet do I fear thy nature… Thou wouldst be great, art that not without ambition but without the illness should attend it” (1.5). In other words, lady Macbeth knows her husband is ambitious, but she does not believe that he could act heinously to obtain the crown for himself. “Such I account thy love… And live a …show more content…
After seeing the “false creation”(2.1), the bloody dagger “before [his] eyes”(2.1) , he felt that he was obligated to do the atrocious deed. Not only was Macbeth influenced by the bloody dagger but he was also influenced by the witches, and Lady Macbeth. His determination to kill King Duncan was greatly decided by Lady Macbeth, if she had not threatened his lack of love towards her, his ambition to have such great power would not have grown. Later on his best friend, Banquo, becomes suspicious of Macbeth’s strange act, but assumes it is because he was named Thane Of Cawdor. Shortly after the death of King Duncan, Macbeth is positioned as King. "Thou hast it now: King,Cawdor,Glamis,all... Thou play'dst most foully for't" Banquos suspicions are raised to the fullest, furthermore he believes Macbeth has not played fairly for his new position as King. Macbeth notices his suspicion and sends murderers to kill Banquo at