Macbeth was considered to be a great warrior, and he obtained the title of Thane of Cawdor. King Duncan placed a great deal of trust in Macbeth and looked on him with respect and admiration. From the start, Macbeth proved to be a man of bravery and ambition. However, he let his small position of power overcome his humbleness. He began to hunger for more power and decided that it was his to take. The theme of ambition portrayed throughout Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” results in tragic consequences for a man, his family, and the country of Scotland.
The driving force behind Macbeth’s senseless murders was his undying ambition for power and control. Ultimately, this ambition changed him into a completely different man. It destroyed the once honest, …show more content…
The Scottish people eventually revolted when they realized the terrible leadership that they had allowed to rule them. Malcolm, old Siward, and Macduff went after Macbeth and his army. They refused to stop until they could announce his death, and relieve the people of their despair. “Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath, those clamorous harbingers of blood and death.” (Shakespeare Act 5, Scene 6). Even when death was so near, Macbeth’s ambition still drove him to believe in his invincibility. He denied the emotion of fear and insisted that nothing could harm his reign as king of Scotland. When Macbeth receives news of his wife’s death, he shows no remorse and simply replies with “She would have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.” (Shakespeare Act 5, Scene 5). This basically means that she would've eventually died anyway. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth turned a once peaceful country into one of disorder and violence. They took Scotland’s beloved king from them and attained their goal of being rulers. In the end, Lady Macbeth successfully turned her husband into the vile, ruthless, ambitious man that she always aspired for him to be. However, she failed to consider that they'd both die for such a vain
The driving force behind Macbeth’s senseless murders was his undying ambition for power and control. Ultimately, this ambition changed him into a completely different man. It destroyed the once honest, …show more content…
The Scottish people eventually revolted when they realized the terrible leadership that they had allowed to rule them. Malcolm, old Siward, and Macduff went after Macbeth and his army. They refused to stop until they could announce his death, and relieve the people of their despair. “Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath, those clamorous harbingers of blood and death.” (Shakespeare Act 5, Scene 6). Even when death was so near, Macbeth’s ambition still drove him to believe in his invincibility. He denied the emotion of fear and insisted that nothing could harm his reign as king of Scotland. When Macbeth receives news of his wife’s death, he shows no remorse and simply replies with “She would have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.” (Shakespeare Act 5, Scene 5). This basically means that she would've eventually died anyway. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth turned a once peaceful country into one of disorder and violence. They took Scotland’s beloved king from them and attained their goal of being rulers. In the end, Lady Macbeth successfully turned her husband into the vile, ruthless, ambitious man that she always aspired for him to be. However, she failed to consider that they'd both die for such a vain