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    fame because they had a strong ambition for the work they do. Although ambition can lead to wonderful things‚ there is such a thing as being too ambitious. This was likely the case for Macbeth‚ who used all the wrong methods to be the king. He did this by killing multiple people including King Duncan himself‚ who showed nothing but love to Macbeth. His inability to differentiate from reality and illusions from the witches also show how much he was blinded by his ambition. He wasn’t the only one that

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    Macbeth: Lady Macbeth and Evil In a play that is abundant in evil occurrences‚ Lady Macbeth is the overriding source of evil in the first act. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan‚ despite Macbeth listing eight reasons against the murder. When Macbeth is alone‚ we discover that he is a loyal thane to Duncan‚ not a murdering savage. When Duncan is in his house at Inverness‚ Macbeth comes to a decision not to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth‚ who decided strongly against murdering

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    wrote a play about a tragic hero named Macbeth who later turns into a tyrannical ruler due to believing the prophesies of three witches. The main theme of the play is ambition and how it compels the main characters to pursue it. Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth’s relationship is greeted with nothing‚ but irony throughout the play due to their greed for power. This is different from Shakespeare’s other plays as they mostly rely on romance and trust. Ambition is defined as the strong desire to achieve

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    My Ambition

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    Ever person has some aims and ambitions of his life. Some get success to achieve these goals and some fail. Mahatma Gandhi sacrificed his life for the sake of India. Everybody is bom to serve some purpose. Every one should be aware of his ambition in life. Desires may be many‚ but an ambition is a different thing. I have thought long and well about the ambition of my life. I neither want wealth‚ nor fame‚ name nor power. My only ambition is to serve my motherland honestly‚ sincerely and lovingly

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    Entrepreneurial Ambitions Reginald E. Porter Strayer University Contemporary Business Dr. Brenda Harper January 18‚ 2012 Abstract An entrepreneur is someone who goes into business for themselves‚ hoping to expand and maximize profit. Throughout this report‚ I will briefly explain two of the premiere entrepreneurs who took a risk and it paid off. Entrepreneurial Ambitions It’s not about the price one charges for his goods and services‚ nor is it about the competition or how to beat

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    Ambition a passion that never fails you and will never let you fail it‚ and this is why it will ultimately cause the downfall of the individual. In the novel Frankenstein and in the Play Macbethambition is the main theme in these two pieces. Both Victor and Macbeth had great dreams of accomplishing certain things that defy a higher order. Ambition drove both of them to strive for what they want and never give up on their dreams. Ambition without doubt help or even single handling brought Macbeth

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    Macbeth Where can you see that Macbeth is ambitious? Pp. 21-23. Do you not hope your children shall be kings‚ When those that gave the thane of Cawdor to me Promised no less to them? (p. 21 ll. Ovenover 120) - Aren’t you beginning to hope your children will be kings? After all‚ the witches who said I was thane of Cawdor promised them nothing less. (p. 21 “Do you hope your children shall be kings…”) I am thane of Cawdor. If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image

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    In the play ’Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the character is said to descend into madness and throughout the play we can see certain characters that would be said to have been instrumental to his downfall. It could be argued that the witches are more responsible than Macbeth himself. Although Macbeth takes the action that leads to his downfall‚ he perhaps would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king. In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane

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    Who do you blame most for King Duncan’s Death?  Who do you blame for king Duncan’s death? Consider the role of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches.  When answering this question you need to consider the roles of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches. From this we need to also consider when the play was written and in what context the audience saw the characters in the time when the plays were written.  Shakespeare was commissioned to write the play by James I of England who was also James

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    what I want.” William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ written in 1605‚ explores the story of Macbeth as he climbs the ladder of the social hierarchy within Scotland. Driven by ambitionMacbeth puts his faith in the words of the three witches‚ and Lady Macbeth‚ who is certainly a key instrument in Macbeth’s ambition to becoming King. In the course of the play‚ Lady Macbeth is however responsible only to a certain extent for Macbeth’s destruction. It is his ambition‚ the prophecies of the three witches‚

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