Macbeth's Quest For Power

The pursuit for the fruits of power heavily relies on one’s ambition. Ambition is a valuable characteristic that can quench one’s thirst for power or achievement of a goal. However, it comes at a detrimental price when it begins to consume one’s entire thoughts and actions. The tragedy of Macbeth, written by the renown William Shakespeare, tells of Macbeth’s gradual downfall as he begins to attain and preserve status as the King of Scotland. Throughout the play, it is illustrated that his power-hungry ambitions begin to feast upon his entire life. In other words, it causes him to profoundly focus on success, thus pushing himself and loved ones away from his life. This is also reflected during the reign and downfall of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. The actions of both
Macbeth’s and Adolf Hitler’s ambitions for power both lead them to progressively execute immoral actions that in the end, cause their demise, although they didn’t start off in that manner. In the exposition of Macbeth, he is characterized as a dauntless, loyal nobleman towards King Duncan. Yet, once he learns of the Weird Sister’s omens about him becoming king, his megalomaniac attitude begins to leisurely cause his decay of scruples, thus, ultimately