Macbeth's Ambition

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“Out damned spot” is what Lady Macbeth said after ambition drove her mad. Ambition is a valuable trait, often based on a person’s success. However, ambition can be dangerous and destructive leading a person to their collapse. In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were ruined due to their desire and ambition. Macbeth’s ambition grew throughout the play leading to his downfall. While Lady Macbeth’s overly ambitious nature lead her to commit suicide. It is clearly evident that ambition is a strong and important asset, though being overly ambitious is uncontrollable, unpredictable and dangerous.

Firstly, Macbeth’s ambition if fueled tremendously by secondary characters, showing that his ambition was thrust upon him and he had

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