The Tragedy of Macbeth was not a play based on morality, rather, a play meant to teach lessons in morality. This play is the depiction of a man with a prevalent potential to be great, provided that his better qualities hadn’t been enshrouded by his “vaulting ambition”. As with most literature, Macbeth possesses the capacity to provide valuable life lessons to readers through various themes that are developed throughout the play. These themes are founded upon greed, ambition, guilt, gender, versions of reality, fate, acting on free will, as well as lust for power. This play also delves into the dichotomy of good and evil. However, the influence of evil encompasses the play, thus, it is the basis upon how Macbeth was led to his tragic, predestined
