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    My Ambition in Life

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    in childhood had a dream‚ a vision of what they intended to do or become. This is distinctively apart from daydreaming‚ for in the words of William Shakespeare “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff’. Thus it is not suffice to only dream‚ but one must relentlessly strive to achieve and realise this dream. I too have a dream‚ an ambition of becoming a doctor. This is so because it is a noble profession‚ that also commands a lot of respect in the society. The white coat and the stethoscope mesmerizes

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    Macbeth would’ve succeeded in reducing his enemies by surrounding himself with trusted allies and developing relationships that would allow him to flourish as a leader. Macbeth‚ by killing Duncan and Banquo‚ lost the respect of those around him. Machiavelli proposed that “it cannot be called prowess… to betray friends” (Machiavelli 29)‚ and this brings a prince “power but not glory” (29). The glory that Macbeth is unable to procure prevents Lennox‚ Macduff‚ and Malcolm from recognizing him as a great

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    The play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is about a noblemen‚ Macbeth‚ who meets three weird sisters‚ who prophesy over his life‚ that he will be king one day. Macbeth becomes obsessed with fulfilling this prophesy‚ which results in his self-destruction. It can be argued‚ by making reference to the play as a whole‚ that the weird sisters play an important role in Macbeth. Shakespeare cleverly depicts the struggle between the supernatural and the natural world‚ entwining it with Macbeth’s

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    Theme Of Evil In Macbeth

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    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a strong sense of ambition‚ it drives them to do the evil things they would not have done otherwise. After hearing the witches prophecy Macbeth stops at nothing to obtain what they told him he will‚ the ambition that overtakes him causes him to do many things that he would not have done otherwise‚ many of these things being evil deeds. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth ambition is a solely negative quality which is demonstrated through the actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

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    Ambition Essay 12

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    Ambition probably being one of the most powerful emotions a person can have. It takes true passion for something you love. It’s always different depending on the person. The reward is always the same. To me it is the motivation‚ to strive to do the best I ca. My motivation is singing. My whole life I’ve wanted to be a Broadway singer and performer. When I was young my brother and I would perform together in front of my parents. My brother just being such an amazing pianist inspires me and

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    Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. The story deals with these themes by showing us how Macbeth’s actions have grim consequences which ensue in poor results‚ such as Macbeth’s complete change of character. In one of the first few scenes of the play‚ the captain states for “brave Macbeth well he deserves that name”‚ showing us that Macbeth is loyal to the king for killing the villain. The captain’s statement also shows that he is a good and well respected soldier in Scotland. Later‚ Macbeth & Banquo meet

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    exemplified by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. Macbeth’s courage‚ ambition‚ and ambivalence combined with Lady Macbeth’s own ambition‚ cunning‚ and manipulative nature interact act to culminate in the final decision at the end of Act I to murder Duncan. Macbeth is first introduced by the wounded captain as a brave warrior and "valor’s minion" when the captain reports to Duncan‚ "For Brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name). / Disdaining Fortune…" (1.2.18-19). His ambition emerges

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    bition to aspiration AMBITION TO ASPIRATION FROM INSPIRING TO BECOMING…….. “Ambition educates the senses‚ calls into action the will‚ perfects the physical constitution‚ brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man.” Ambition is an eagerness to acquire personal advantage‚ wealth‚ power‚ status. It is an eager and sometimes an exorbitant desire for elevation‚ honor

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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

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    Shakespeare’s MacbethMacbeth sees opportunities to become more powerful and his ambition starts to take over his own judgement. Macbeth begins to have moments of insanity and new information coming in catches Macbeth a little too over confident‚ all leading into his downfall creating the newest tragic hero in Dunsinane. Macbeth goes from minimal power to an overwhelming amount of power yet still has the desire for more. Macbeth needs to be king and therefore will do anything for it. Macbeth killed

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    In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth is the true villain of the play as she is evil‚ ambitious and eventually insane. Lady Macbeth masterminded the idea to kill King Duncan and planted the vision into Macbeths mind‚ she convinced Macbeth to commit such a crime‚ and her love for her husband was eventually overruled by her determination and lust for power. Throughout the play she starts to show her true colours and the destructive force of her ambition‚ which inevitably results in nothing

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