Ambition Essay

Macbeth he illustrates the danger of ambition through the downfall and self destruction of the Macbeth’s. Their ambition sparks at the beginning with the idea of killing Duncan. It is then shown increasing through the entire play with the death of Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s family. At this point their ambition consumes them, their humanity is gone and all of their poor decisions start to have consequences that ultimately lead to their destruction. Macbeth’s ambition is first seen in the…

Is ambition really that good? Ambition is a bad thing. Parents spend less time with their children because of ambition. People may also get greedy about something because of it. Another reason why ambition is bad is because of the pain people go through to achieve something they ambition. Parents spend less time with their children because of work. They have a desire to get work done at home and ignore their children when at it. Doing hard work can tire out parents. That means parents want to…

Ambition is a key theme that is present in the novels Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus and The Windup Girl by their respective authors, Mary Shelley and Paolo Bacigalupi. The two novels follow a protagonist that is confronted by the benefits and disadvantages of being ambitious. Both highlight the inherent momentum and hubris of ambition and how it exists in their ambitious characters’ lives. The two authors both use their non-human characters and deuteragonists to emphasise the downfall…

Shakespeare’s “Othello” is a whirlwind of a story as it follows the emotional roller-coaster of an army general in the midst of love. The role-character, Othello, is an articulate, passionate and intelligent African-American who finds himself blinded by the love he has for his wife, Desdemona. Although Othello seemed to many as the epitome of strength and confidence, every superman has their kryptonite. Othello was punctual, knew just the right words to say at the precise moment, he was a…

Macbeth is aware of the threats of his obsessive ambition saying: I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself / And falls on th’other” (25-28). But witches’ prophecy places a seed of strong temptation in Macbeth’s soul that he was unable to control and eventually succumbed to it. When Macbeth doubts killing King Duncan, Lady Macbeth demands: Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself” (35-36)? Ironically, Lady Macbeth must herself…

Ambition is something everyone has. Your ambitions strives and makes you achieve your goals. However, too much ambition can corrupt and destroy a person. Ambition is like a drug, small amounts can make you feel great, but too much can kill you. Shakespeare clearly portrays the negative effects of too much ambition throughout his play The Tragedy of Macbeth. He uses the main character, Macbeth, to show us how excessive amounts of ambition can lead someone to their doom. In the beginning of…

To what extent can ambition become harmful to yourself or those around you? When something you desire is unobtainable and the only way to achieve it is to kill others, that would result in harmful ambition. Not only that, but when something you desire is all you can think about, it can also become dangerous. In his devastating play “MacBeth”, Shakespeare highlights the idea through the main character Macbeth how having too much ambition can harm those around you. In the end, Macbeth’s ambitious…

Throughout the play we see how ambition grows so much it becomes Lady Macbeth’s worst nightmare and Macbeth’s worst enemy. Macbeth's ambition didn't only led him to killing Duncan in order to get the throne also everyone who got in his way. In the beginning of the play we see how the three witches make three prophecies, two for Macbeth and one for Banquo. Macbeth’s prophecies said that he shall be named as Thane of Cawdor then king; on the other hand, Banquo will father the future generations…

Does ambition impact on one’s personal choices? No matter what the situation is ambition can affect one’s life, either positively or negatively. It can impact one’s personal choices. In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, Macbeth, the main character, pursues his ambitions through poor choices. His ambition is to bear the crown and become the King of Scotland. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth shows nobility and loyalty to the King and everyone else in Scotland. People praise him for…

written by Williams Shakespeare, shows a couple and their ambition for Macbeth to become King of Scotland. This play implies that ambition can cause people to commit treason or even murder in order to achieve power. This has been shown in other places of literature, such as Lord or the Flies, and in real life as well. Ambition can make people do things that they would never do in order to get power or wealth. Macbeth soon shows his ambition to become the king of Scotland shortly after meeting…