In Macbeth, Beowulf, and the Pardoners Tale the three poems prove ambition is completely clear as a thematic topic. Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer use a unique way to prove ambition is a transforming poison, all characters prove ambition as a destructive trait, and results in ambition to make oneself become ignorant to right and wrong.
Macbeth was not just any common general before the prophesy. He was known as being grand and loyal. One assumption that he could be king and he portrayed everything. Macbeth expresses his desire to “jump the life to come.” (Macbeth Act 1, scene 7, 1–7). The word “jump” suggest his craving to obtain such unrestricted success as king. Macbeth’s ambition becomes to strong and turns into eventual downfall. And as well for his wife, they had the same mindset but she couldn’t live with the ambition of guilt she had instilled into him. So she took her own life because guilt became her enemy and took over her. His intention to cheat his way through hierarchy, by framing Duncan’s son to save himself. This craving is ambition gone badly, resulting in the truth not being as it seems. …show more content…
Hoping to match the strength of Beowulf in order to help and initially get revenge for the death of her son. When you have a goal and do anything to achieve it sometimes people will do anything and not think of the backlash they may receive. “She'd brooded on her loss, misery had brewed in her heart” (Pages 61-62). As any mother would feel sorrow by her child’s death, she wanted to get revenge. Grendel’s mother destroyed the town in frustration, sadness, and with an ultimate goal. But couldn’t succeed and ultimately self-destructed and could not live to defeat the powerful Beowulf. Proving ambition can corrupt one self and have you
Macbeth was not just any common general before the prophesy. He was known as being grand and loyal. One assumption that he could be king and he portrayed everything. Macbeth expresses his desire to “jump the life to come.” (Macbeth Act 1, scene 7, 1–7). The word “jump” suggest his craving to obtain such unrestricted success as king. Macbeth’s ambition becomes to strong and turns into eventual downfall. And as well for his wife, they had the same mindset but she couldn’t live with the ambition of guilt she had instilled into him. So she took her own life because guilt became her enemy and took over her. His intention to cheat his way through hierarchy, by framing Duncan’s son to save himself. This craving is ambition gone badly, resulting in the truth not being as it seems. …show more content…
Hoping to match the strength of Beowulf in order to help and initially get revenge for the death of her son. When you have a goal and do anything to achieve it sometimes people will do anything and not think of the backlash they may receive. “She'd brooded on her loss, misery had brewed in her heart” (Pages 61-62). As any mother would feel sorrow by her child’s death, she wanted to get revenge. Grendel’s mother destroyed the town in frustration, sadness, and with an ultimate goal. But couldn’t succeed and ultimately self-destructed and could not live to defeat the powerful Beowulf. Proving ambition can corrupt one self and have you