Power Of Ambition In Macbeth

How far can the power of man’s ambition extend? This complex question is examined in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in which a Scottish soldier receives a prophecy from three witches that he will someday become king, spurring a relentless, murderous pursuit of the crown. Act I Scene VII occurs shortly before Macbeth commits his first murder - Duncan, the current Scottish king - and includes a soliloquy in which he contemplates the outcomes of his plan. The excerpt contributes to the characterization of Macbeth as a man torn between his own morality and desires, and suggests that under the right circumstances, the power of ambition may extend without limit.
Early in the play, it is clearly evident that Macbeth possesses an intense thirst for power,