Macbeth Evil Vs Evil
To have ambition and the will to achieve greatness is considered a noble character, however, when the influence of evil is exposed to this noble characteristic, it will become corrupted and unnatural. Unnatural ambition drives Macbeth to commit treacherous acts which leads to his decent into evil and ultimately, his own downfall. Macbeth is startled when he first hears his prophecy from the evil witches. He is astonished when he receives news from Ross and Angus regarding receiving the title of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth’s immediate reaction to this news is the thought of becoming the King of Scotland. This demonstrates Macbeth’s ambitious character. However, Macbeth almost instantly visualizes a plot to commit regicide and forcibly take the
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Macbeth acknowledges that he has no other motive to kill King Duncan other than his vaulting ambition. Also, he knows about the repercussions of possessing such extreme and evil version of ambition. Macbeth will still succumb to his unnatural ambition. This way, Macbeth disregards all his morals when he murders Duncan, which further proves the overwhelming influence of evil that corrupts ambition. Throughout the play, Duncan seems like a kind and fair king. He rightfully punishes those who betray him and his country, and reward those who fight valiantly for their country. As a result, Macbeth is rewarded the Thane of Cawdor title by order of Duncan himself and instead of being grateful and noble, Macbeth is driven by his inordinate ambition to murder Duncan. To make matters worse, Duncan is Macbeth’s king, cousin, and house guest. The strength of Macbeth’s evil ambition is so incredible that Macbeth is able to neglect his morals duties as a loyal subject, a relative, and a host to fulfill his unnatural thirst to become king. Although Macbeth’s own ambition is at fault, Lady Macbeth’s own corrupted ambition also assists in the murder of King Duncan. As soon as Lady Macbeth receives the letter containing information about the prophecies, she immediately begins to plot the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth knows Macbeth may be too kind to murder Duncan, so she
Macbeth acknowledges that he has no other motive to kill King Duncan other than his vaulting ambition. Also, he knows about the repercussions of possessing such extreme and evil version of ambition. Macbeth will still succumb to his unnatural ambition. This way, Macbeth disregards all his morals when he murders Duncan, which further proves the overwhelming influence of evil that corrupts ambition. Throughout the play, Duncan seems like a kind and fair king. He rightfully punishes those who betray him and his country, and reward those who fight valiantly for their country. As a result, Macbeth is rewarded the Thane of Cawdor title by order of Duncan himself and instead of being grateful and noble, Macbeth is driven by his inordinate ambition to murder Duncan. To make matters worse, Duncan is Macbeth’s king, cousin, and house guest. The strength of Macbeth’s evil ambition is so incredible that Macbeth is able to neglect his morals duties as a loyal subject, a relative, and a host to fulfill his unnatural thirst to become king. Although Macbeth’s own ambition is at fault, Lady Macbeth’s own corrupted ambition also assists in the murder of King Duncan. As soon as Lady Macbeth receives the letter containing information about the prophecies, she immediately begins to plot the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth knows Macbeth may be too kind to murder Duncan, so she